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Unit 2 Competitive Markets (Demand & Supply) Flashcards

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market

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exists when buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods and services

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must be present for a market to occur

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buyers, sellers

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types of markets

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local, national, global, factor, product, financial

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competitive market

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composed of many independent buyers and sellers so no one buyer or seller has control over price

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demand

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the willingness and ability to purchase an amount of a good or service at a particular price during a time period

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individual demand

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the demand of the individual person after they have assessed the marginal costs and marginal benefits

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market demand

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the sum of all individuals’ demand

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hypothesis

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statement on a possible relationship

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theory

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consistent hypothesis

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law

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a theory that is never refuted

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law of demand

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as the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded of the good falls, and as the price of a good decreases, the quantity demanded of the good rises, ceteris paribus

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type of relationship between price and quantity demanded

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inverse casual

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why the demand curve is downward sloping

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decreasing marginal benefit, substitution effect, income effect

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substitution effect

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when consumers begin to consume a cheaper alternative due to a price increase

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income effect

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if the price increases, consumers’ real income is lowered as they can only afford a certain amount

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what causes movement along the demand curve

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price changes

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what causes a shift of the demand curve

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non-price determinants

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non-price determinants of demand

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household income, future price expectations, price of substitutes, tastes and preferences, population/demographic changes

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normal good

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demand rises as income rises and vice versa

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inferior goods

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demand falls as income rises and vice versa

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supply

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willingness and ability of producers to produce an amount of a good/service at a particular price during a particular time period

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law of supply

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an increase in price results in an increase in quantity supplied, ceteris paribus

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relationship between price and quantity supplied

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direct/positive

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what causes movement along the supply curve

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when the price of the good and the quantity supplied changes

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individual supply
the quantity supplied of an individual producer
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market supply
the sum of all individual firm’s supply
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why quantity supplied and price have a direct relationship
profit effect, cost effect
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profit effect
sellers want to make as much money as possible, higher price equals higher profit
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cost effect
costs per unit will increase with the rise of quantity supplied; producers will only produce them when the per unit price is higher
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what causes a shift of the supply curve
changes in non-price determinants
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non-price determinants of supply
FOP's price changes, technology changes, price of related goods (competitive, joint supply), expectation of prices changes, number of firms, government action, shocks
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if the FOP's price increases, the good will become _____ profitable and the supply curve will shift to the _____
less, left
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if the FOP's price decreases, the good will become _____ profitable and the supply curve will shift to the _____
more, right
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what causes a shift left of the supply curve
decrease in supply
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market equilibrium
a market state where the supply in the market is equal to the demand in the market
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excess demand
a shortage of goods e.g. a shortage of rental properties will increase rent prices in all properties
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excess supply
a surplus (glut) of goods available will decrease the price e.g. excess of rental properties available will decrease rent prices
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factors that create new market equilibriums
changes in the non-price determinants of supply and demand
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demand increases, supply increases
price is uncertain, quantity increases
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demand increases, supply decreases
price increases, quantity is uncertain
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demand decreases, supply increases
price decreases, quantity is uncertain
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price mechanism
a system of interdependence between supply and demand of a good and its price
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what the price mechanism does
sends the price up when there is excess demand/shortages and down when there is excess supply/surpluses
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signal/incentive of price increase to producers
shortage of goods, more must be produced
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signal/incentive of price increase to consumers
the good is more expensive, demand decreases
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rationing
how to distribute something amongst people
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consumer surplus
the maximum price a consumer is willing to pay - the price the consumer pays
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what the demand curve also represents
marginal benefit curve
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marginal benefit
the additional satisfaction/utility that a person receives from consuming an additional unit of a good/service
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producer surplus
the price received by firms for selling their good - the lowest price that they are willing to accept to produce the good
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vertical distance to demand curve
marginal benefit
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vertical distance to supply curve
marginal cost curve
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marginal cost
the change in the total cost that arises when the quantity produced is incremented by one unit
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social (total) surplus
a measure of the well-being of a society, maximization of social surplus and welfare is desirable in society
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allocative efficiency
achieved if society is getting the goods and services it wants; marginal benefit = marginal cost
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behavioral economics
system which questions rational consumer choices
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availability
most recent information that influences how we think and what we decide e.g. bird flu outbreak on the news
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anchoring
relying on the first information heard, when prices are presented a certain way e.g. 99 cents, half price
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framing
the way information is presented makes the good appear more positive e.g. yogurt 90% fat free
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“Rule of thumb"
making decisions with quick, practical thinking
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rationality bound
we do not have the amount of information/time and cognitive skills to make rational decisions
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self-control bound
we don’t have perfect self control, and often give into temptations
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selfishness bound
we do not always act in our own self-interest, we care about the wellbeing of others
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perfect information bound
we don’t always get the most accurate information about products, or we’re unable to process it all
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choice architecture
the idea that choices can be packaged and presented in ways that manipulate decisions
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default choices
when we do not think about something and fall back onto what we always do e.g. Google
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restricted choices
when you give people choices but it is weighted towards one of the choices e.g. apples in McDonald’s
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mandated choices
when you make a decision required by law e.g. ticking the organ donor box Y/N when getting a driver’s license
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who created the nudge theory
richard thaler
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nudge theory
a belief that consumers can be encouraged to make decisions that are better for them and society e.g. placement of fruit at the entrance to a school cafeteria
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growth maximization
a strategy pursued by firms wishing to expand the size of the firm with regard to productive capacity
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corporate social responsibility
firms may consider that they can gain a market advantage by ensuring social welfare in their economic activity
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satisficing
firms are complex with competing objectives, therefore the goals of the company may be compromised
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productive efficiency
refers to producing goods with the fewest resources possible (producing at the lowest cost)
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social surplus occurs when
MB = MC

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