Aggregate Investment Function (Formula)
The relationship between aggregate investment, autonomous investment, and the interest rate can be expressed with the formula: . In this equation, represents the total investment, is the autonomous investment that is independent of the interest rate, is the interest rate, and the parameter measures the sensitivity of investment spending to changes in the interest rate.
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