Demand-side
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The Demand side is a term used in economics to refer to a number of things:
- The demand element of a supply and demand partial equilibrium diagram, in microeconomics
- The aggregate demand in an economy, in macroeconomics
- Economic policy actions which are designed to affect aggregate demand.
- Demand-side learning referring to the incentive to learn how to use and modify free software as opposed to buying conventional software.
The term is also used broadly to distinguish supply-side economics from other schools, for instance Keynesian economics.