investment multiplier
1Investment Multiplier — The term investment multiplier refers to the concept that any increase in public or private investment spending has a more than proportionate positive impact on aggregate income and the general economy. The multiplier attempts to quantify the… …
2multiplier — The investment multiplier which quantifies the overall effects of investment spending on total income. The deposit multiplier which shows the effects of a change in bank deposits on the total amount of outstanding credit and the money supply.… …
3multiplier — /mul teuh pluy euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that multiplies. 2. Arith. a number by which another is multiplied. 3. Physics. a device for intensifying some effect. [1425 75; late ME; see MULTIPLY, ER1] * * * In economics, a numerical coefficient …
4Multiplier (economics) — In economics, a multiplier is a factor of proportionality that measures how much an endogenous variable changes in response to a change in some exogenous variable. For example, suppose a one unit change in some variable x causes another variable… …
5Multiplier uncertainty — In macroeconomics, multiplier uncertainty is lack of perfect knowledge of the multiplier effect of a particular policy action, such as a monetary or fiscal policy change, upon the intended target of the policy. For example, a fiscal policy maker… …
6Multiplier — In Keynesian economic theory, a factor that quantifies the change in total income as compared to the injection of capital deposits or investments which originally fueled the growth. It is usually used as a measurement of the effects of government …
7multiplier — noun 1》 a quantity by which a given number (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied. 2》 Economics a factor by which an increment of income exceeds the resulting increment of saving or investment. 3》 a device for increasing by repetition the… …
8multiplier — /ˈmʌltəplaɪə / (say multuhpluyuh) noun 1. someone or something that multiplies. 2. Mathematics the number by which another is to be multiplied. 3. Physics a device for intensifying some phenomenon. 4. an indicator of the relative sizes of a given …
9multiplier effect — /ˈmʌltəplaɪər əfɛkt/ (say multuhpluyuhr uhfekt) noun Economics an effect achieved in certain circumstances whereby a relatively small change in input, as investment money, can produce a relatively large change in output …
10multiplier — n. 1 a quantity by which a given number is multiplied. 2 Econ. a factor by which an increment of income exceeds the resulting increment of saving or investment. 3 Electr. an instrument for increasing by repetition the intensity of a current,… …
