A Level Economics - Theme 1 (Introduction to markets and market failure)

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1.1.1 Introduction to economics
Microeconomics 1,
Macroeconomics 2,
Social science 3
13  cards
1.1.2 The basic economic problem
Basic economic problem 1,
What is assumed with the basic ec...,
Consumers seek to maximise 3
11  cards
1.1.3 Factors of production
What are factors of production 1,
What are the four factors of prod...,
Land 3
9  cards
1.1.4 Opportunity cost
What is opportunity cost 1,
What are some of the problems wit...,
What is a free good 3
5  cards
1.1.5 Production Possibility Frontiers (PPF)
What is a ppf 1,
Why are ppfs curved 2,
Potential growth 3
16  cards
1.1.6 Free market economies, mixed economy and command economy
What type of economy is the uk 1,
What is a command economy 2,
What is a free market economy 3
19  cards
1.1.7 Specialisation and the division of labour
Specialisation 1,
Examples of specialisation 2,
Examples of specialisation 3
24  cards
1.2.1 Behavioural economics and rational decision making
What does traditional economic th...,
What does rational decision makin...,
What is marginal utility 3
12  cards
1.2.2 The Demand Curve
What is demand 1,
What is a market 2,
How is price determined by the ma...
19  cards
1.2.3 Price, income and cross elasticities of demand
Price elasticity of demand ped 1,
Price elastic demand 2,
Price inelastic demand 3
34  cards
1.2.4 The Supply Curve
What is supply 1,
What does the supply curve show 2,
What is movement along the supply...
16  cards
1.2.5 Price elasticity of supply
Price elasticity of supply pes 1,
Determinants of pes 2,
How does capacity affect pes 3
18  cards
1.2.6 Price determination
What is a market 1,
How is price determined in the ma...,
At the equilibrium price what hap...
3  cards
1.2.7 Price mechanism
What are the conditions for a com...,
How do consumers and producers ac...,
What is the main way of allocatin...
13  cards
1.2.8 Consumer and producer surplus
Consumer surplus 1,
Give an example of consumer surpl...,
Producer surplus 3
13  cards
1.3.1 Types of market failure
Market failure 1,
What are the two types of market ...,
What is an example of total marke...
5  cards
1.3.2 Externalities
Externalities 1,
What are positive externalities 2,
What are negative externalities 3
19  cards
1.3.3 Merit and demerit goods
Merit goods 1,
Examples of merit goods 2,
Why do merit goods tend to be und...
9  cards
1.3.4 Public goods
Public goods 1,
Non rivalry 2,
Non excludability 3
11  cards
1.3.4 Imperfect information
Symmetric information 1,
What is assumed in competitive ma...,
Asymmetric information 3
7  cards
1.4.1 Taxation
What is a tax 1,
What are the two types of taxes 2,
Direct taxes 3
16  cards
1.4.2 Subsidies
Subsidies 1,
What do subsidies do to the suppl...,
Give an example of where a govern...
6  cards
1.4.3 Maximum and minimum prices
Maximum prices price ceiling 1,
What is the main reason why price...,
How do maximum prices affect supp...
14  cards
1.4.4 State provision of goods and privatisation
Privatisation 1,
What does privatisation cover 2,
Advantages of privatiastion 3
10  cards
1.4.5 Regulation
Regulation 1,
Why is regulation used 2,
What happens if firms individuals...
11  cards
1.4.6 Provision of information
Why do governments try to improve...,
Examples of government provided i...,
How does government provision of ...
8  cards
1.4.7 Other forms of government intervention
Cap and trade scheme 1,
Define tradeable 2,
Define permit 3
13  cards
1.4.8 Government failure
Government failure 1,
Examples of government failure 2,
Administrative costs as a cause o...
15  cards

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