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microeconomics : the study of individual markets

e.
g. studying the effect of the demand for good
a price change on a


↳ makers markets
desicion are producers and consumers who directly operate in




macroeconomics : the study of an entire economy as a whole

e.
g. studying the total size of the
economy or
unemployment rate , among other things
↳ deslcion maker is the government of the particular economy ( town / state / country )




basic economic questions :




what to produce
-




how to produce
-




who gets the product
-




market :
the exchange of goods and services that takes place as a result of buyers and sellers being in


contact with one another





producers will produce the good that is cost efficient ,
and produced for those who are willing to buy




^
p
s
equilibrium price : the price at which the demand and supply curves meet




disequilibrium price : the price at which the demand and supply curves ← equilibrium

dont meet


D


>
Q
surplus : when quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded




equilibrium



price is above


decrease price to reach equilibrium -

surplus
5
2.5
shortage :
when quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied



price is below equilibrium 1.5


increase to reach equilibrium shortage
price




>
4 10

, •
the want and willingness of consumers to by a good or service at a given price



effective demand :
when willingness to buy is backed by the ability to pay ( can afford )




individual demand : demand from one consumer

1
market demand : total aggregate demand sum of all individual demands of consumers





an increase in price → decrease In demand
→ inverse relationship

a decrease in price → increase in demand




increase in demand → increase in price

decrease in demand → decrease in price



~ ~
p p

" "
contraction in
extension in r
s ^ demand
a
demand
-

s
n
n
T
o A → B T B → A
o
extension : increase in s
- "

n contraction : decrease in
° B B
demand due to - •
due
demand to
changes in price
changes in price


> >
> <
Q decrease
Q
increase




~ ~
p p



rise in demand fall in demand
7
A → B B → A
rise / increase in demand A B ha B fall / decrease in demand
go go
= curve shifts right = curve shifts left



☐ , Dz Dz Di


500 600
> 500 600
7
Q Q




factors affecting shifts in a demand curve




consumer incomes : T income = shift right ,
b income = shift left


taxes on income : b income tax =
shift right ,
f income tax = shift left


price of substitutes : T price = shift right ,
b price
=
shift left



price of complements :b
price =
shift right ,
T price = shift left



changes in taste / trends



advertising
:
good advertising =
shift right ,
bad advertising =
shift left



changes in population : T population =
shift right
,
b population = shift left


expectations of future prices : T price = shift right ,
I price = shift left

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