Making aggregate demand simple(r)

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Aggregate demand (and supply) can be relatively complex concepts for students. 

I was teaching AD one day and thought about how when we talk about aggregate, we’re focusing on total. So if think about AD we’re thinking about every individual demand curve in an economy added together.

In terms of demand curves, it’s the sum of Dean’s and Daniel’s and Hannah’s and mine and yours and...you get the picture.

This description might help students clarify their understanding. Check out the video below too.