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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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Increase in Demand

A

P* increases
Q* increases
Demand curve right
upward movement along the supply curve towards new Equilibrium

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Decrease in Demand

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P* decreases
Q* decreases
downward movement along the supply curve towards new Equilibrium

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Increase in Supply

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P* decrease
Q* increase
downward movement along the demand curve towards new Equilibrium

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Decrease in supply

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P* increase
Q* decrease
upward movement along the demand curve towards new Equilibrium

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Increase in expected price

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Increase in demand = rightward shift
Decrease in supply = leftward shift
P* increase
Q* ambiguous

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Decrease in expected price

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Decrease in demand = leftward shift
Increase in supply = rightward shift
P* decrease today
Q* ambiguous

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Equilibrium Price Increase

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zIncrease in Demand 
P* Increases
Q* Increases
Entry of new firm
Increase in Supply
Q*1 => Q*2 => Q*3, Q* Increases
Between Q*1-Q*3, ambiguities
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8
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Increase in Demand > Increase in Supply

A

P*1

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P*1

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P1 = P3

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Increase in Demand

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P1 > P3

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P1 > P3

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Increase in Demand
P* Decrease
Q* Decreases
Q1 => Q2 => Q3, Q Decrease

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Price Ceiling

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Maximum legal price

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13
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binding price ceiling

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Price ceiling

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14
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Price ceiling >= P*

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non-binding price ceiling

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15
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shortage

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Quantity Demanded - Quantity supplied

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16
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Effects of price control

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Bribery/Discrimination
Black market
Quality of housing decrease
Growth rate of new apartments decreases

17
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Alternative to price control

A

Subsidize new apartments

18
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Price Floor

A

Minimum legal price(

19
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binding wage floor

A

Wage floor > W*

20
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Unemployment

A

Labor supplied - Labor demanded

21
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Reasons for unemployment

A

Lease education, experience, training, skills

22
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Alternatives for agriculture

A

subsidize to produce less

Export surplus to other country

23
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Reason for NonBinding

A

Preventive action

24
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Market Failure

A

Fails to allocate resources efficiently

25
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Lack of competition

A

Too few firms = P* too high

26
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Positive Externality

A

Free-rider problem

27
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Negative Externality

A

smokers, Taxes imposed to reduce impact

28
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Income Inequality/poverty

A

Anti poverty programs/welfare - social security, wic, medicare, unemployment

ECON265-Microeconomics (17 decks)

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