part 1 Flashcards
space market
the market where rights to use or rent properties (space) are traded
Monopolistic competition
a market structure where many companies compete to sell similar but differentiated products
oligopoly
a market structure where a small number of companies control prices and have a significant amount of market power
elasticity
measures the responsiveness of one economic variable to a change in another
externalities
Costs or benefits faced by third parties due to the actions of others
information asymmetry
this occurs when one party in a transaction has more or better information than the other party.
coase thereom
an economic & legal theory that states that private individuals can resolve market externalities through bargaining and negotiation, without government intervention
macroeconomics
the branch of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity
key roles of economics in relation estate
drives supply and demand