Transcript Eco 101 Principles of Microeconomics

Eco 101
Principles of Microeconomics
Intro to
Econ
Supply &
Demand
Elasticity
Market
Failure
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What is scarcity?
With limited resources and
unlimited wants, this is the
central economic problem.
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What is the law of demand?
This law tells us that price is
inversely related to quantity,
holding all else constant.
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What is be < 0?
Since the demand curve always
slopes down, we expect
elasticity to have this property.
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What is a negative externality or external cost?
Pollution is a prime example of
this type of market failure.
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What is opportunity cost?
This refers to the next best option
not chosen.
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What are inferiors goods?
An increase in income will
actually decrease the demand
for these types of goods.
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What is a DECLINE of 50%?
When demand elasticity is -5,
and 10% price increase causes
this change in quantity
demanded.
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What is nonexclusivity?
A good has this property when
you cannot prevent non-payers
from consuming it.
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What is concave?
The production possibilities
curve takes this shape due to
resources being unequally
suiting to different uses.
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What are complements?
Peanut butter and jelly are
prime examples of these types
of goods.
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What is lack of substitutes? or What is it’s a necessity?
We expect gasoline demand to
be inelastic for this reason.
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What is the free rider problem?
This problem occurs with
public goods when people
attempt to enjoy the benefits of
such goods without paying for
them.
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What is a normative statement?
“Taxes are too high,” is an
example of this type of
statement.
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What is shift right?
When the price of Coke rises,
we expect the demand for Pepsi
to do this.
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What is a vertical line?
A perfectly inelastic supply
curve takes this shape.
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What is underproduction of the good or service?
Positive externalities are a
market failure that results in
this.
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What is land?
This factor of production refers
to all types of natural resources.
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What is quantity?
With an increase in both supply
and demand, we know this must
increase in equilibrium.
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What is inelastic?
When a good is not easily
stored, its supply has this
characteristic.
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What is nonexclusivity and nonrivalry?
Flood control is considered a
public good, because it has
these two properties.
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