Shaun's name origin is Hebrew, and the name Shaun means God is gracious. Shaun is an alternate spelling of John (Hebrew). Shaun is also a form of Sean (Irish, Hebrew).
Evaluation of higher interest rates. 1  Higher interest rates affect people in different ways. The effect of higher interest rates does not affect each consumer equally. 2  Time lags. The effect of rising interest rates can often take up to 18 months to have an effect. 3  It depends upon other variables in the economy.
Lower interest rates should lead to higher aggregate demand. However, there may be time lags for a number of reasons. Fixed interest rates for borrowing and saving. Consumers may have a fixed rate mortgage. This means interest payments are fixed for say 2 years. Therefore, it may be over a year before homeowners actually have to face a higher interest rate.