4. Market Forces/ Supply & Demand Flashcards
supply & demand
determine prices in a market and how prices, in turn, allocate the economy’s scarce resources
refer to the behavior of people as they interact with one another in markets
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market
a group of buyers and sellers of a particular good or service
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competitive market
a market in which there are many buyers and sellers so that each has a negligible impact on the market price
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quantity demand
the amount of a good that buyers are willing and able to purchase
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law of demand
the claim that other things equal, the quantity demanded of a good falls when the price of the good rises
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normal good
a good for which, other things equal, an increase in income leads to an increase in demand
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inferior good
a good for which, other things equal, an increase in income leads to a decrease in demand
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substitutes
2 goods for which an increase in the price of 1 leads to an increase in the demand for the other
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complements
2 goods for which an increase in the price of 1 lead to a decrease in the demand for another
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demand schedule
a table that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded
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demand curve
a graph of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded
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ceteris paribus
Latin- “other things being equal,” to signify that all the relevant variables, except those being studied at the moment, are held constant
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shifts in the demand curve versus movements along the demand curve
shifts = changes in quantity
movement = changes in price
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shifts in the demand curve
RIGHT: any change that increases the quantity demanded at a given price shifts the demand curve to the right
LEFT: any change that decreases the quantity buyers wish to purchase at a given price shifts the demand curve to the left
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demand curve
shows what happens to the quantity demanded of a good when its price varies, holding constant all other determinants of quality demanded.
when one of these other determinants changes, the demand curve shifts, left
Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 62-89). Macmillan Learning Inc.
movement along a demand curve
Bc price is on the verticle axis when we graph a demand curve, a change in price does not shift the curve but represents a movement along it
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