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Micro Exam 2
Micro Exam 2
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
02/27/2017

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Term
Allocative Efficenciy
Definition
Resources that get allocated to the highest value of production.
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Consumer Sovereignty:
Definition
The production of goods and services according to the individual demand.
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External Costs
Definition
When a third party bears a cost from a market transaction in which they take no part. (Affected but no intentionally)
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External Benefit
Definition
When a third party benefits from a market transaction in which they take no part.
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Externalities
Definition
When a third party is affected by market transactions.
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Negative Externality
Definition
Market over provides the good from society point of view.
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Positive Externality
Definition
Market under provides the good from a society point of view.
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Rivalry
Definition
One person consumes only at the expense of someone else being able to consume the good.
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Excludability
Definition
Once you buy something you can exclude others from using it. (Private Good)
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Private Good
Definition
Rival and excludable.
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Public Good
Definition
Non rival and non excludable.
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Price Ceiling
Definition
Upper limit set on a price.
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Binding Price Ceiling
Definition
Price ceiling below price equilibrium.
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Nonbinding Price Ceiling
Definition
Price ceiling above the price equilibrium.
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Price Floor
Definition
Lower limits set on price.
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Binding Price Floor
Definition
Price floor above the price equilibrium.
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Nonbinding Price Floor
Definition
Price floor below the price equilibrium.
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Changes in Quantity Demand
Definition
Movement along the demand curve caused by a change of the price of a good itself.
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Changes in Demand
Definition
At each price, more is demanded after the rightward shift.
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Determinants of demand
Definition
1. Prices of Related Goods
2.Income
3.Population
4. Preference
5. Price Expectations
6. Compliments
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Prices of Related Goods
Definition
Substitutes. Demand shifts to the left for a good when its substitute price falls.
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Income
Definition
Demand shifts to the right when this rises.
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Population
Definition
Demand shifts to the right when the population for something rises.
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Preference
Definition
Demand shifts to right or left depending on this normative statement.
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Price Expectations
Definition
Demand shifts to the right when prices expect to rise at a later point in time.
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Changes in Quantity Supplied
Definition
Movement along the supply curve duet the change in price.
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Changes in Supply
Definition
Increase in supply shifts to the right, decrease in supply shift to the left.
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Determinants of Supply
Definition
1.Prices of Factor of Production
2. Technological Advance
3. Compliments of Production
4.Number of Firms
5.Subsidies and Taxes
6.Expectations of Future Prices
7. Natural Disasters
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Prices of Factors of Production
Definition
Supply shifts to the left when prices of factors rise. Ex. (The market for new houses when the price of lumber rises.)
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Technological Advance
Definition
Supply shifts to the right. Ex. (New software)
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Compliments of Production
Definition
Shifts to the left when one compliment price rises.
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Number of Firms
Definition
Shifts to the right when new firms enter the market.
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Taxes
Definition
Shifts supply to the left, charge of goods.
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Subsidies
Definition
Government giving money to firms. Shifts supply to the right.
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Natural Disasters
Definition
Shifts supply to the the left. (Hurricanes, tornadoes,)
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What causes market failure?
Definition
Inefficiency, because of lack of competition, price fixing, and predatory pricing.
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Lack of competition
Definition
Monopolys cause lack of competition because all of one market is controlled by one company. Antitrust competitive practices such as price fixing and predatory pricing.
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Price Fixing
Definition
colluding/cooperating with competitors.
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Predatory Pricing
Definition
Putting prices low only to drive out the competition.
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Lack of Information
Definition
When information is asymmetric or trading parties may not be in a position to make a rational choice.
Term
Externalities
Definition
Third party affected by a market transaction.
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External Costs
Definition
When a third party bears a cost from a market transaction in which they take no part. (Affected but not intentional) Ex. Smoking. (Over provides)
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External Benefits
Definition
When a third party benefits from a market transaction in which they take no part. Ex. Flu shot
(Under Provides)
Term
The 4 ways to deal with externalities
Definition
1. Ensure Private Property Rights
2. Taxes
3. Subsidies
4. Do nothing
Term
Public Good
Definition
Non rival and non excludable.
Term
Rivalry
Definition
One person consumes only at the expense of someone else being able to consume the good.
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Nonrivalry
Definition
One persons consumption does not limit someone else from consuming.
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Excludability
Definition
Once you buy something you can exclude others from doing it.
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Nonexcludeability
Definition
No one can be excluded from consumption.
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Price Ceiling
Definition
Upper limit on price. Price ceiling is binding if below the price equilibrium.
Term
What does a binding price ceiling cause?
Definition
Causes a shortage.
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Price Floor
Definition
Lower limits set on a price. Price floor is binding when above the equilibrium.
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Binding
Definition
Keeps price from reaching equilibrium price level.
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When price floor is binging what is the result?
Definition
Causes a surplus.
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Impacts of binding rent control
Definition
Since price ceiling is binding it causes a shortage. Therefore, this causes entrance fees, higher search costs, declines in quality and maintenance of rental housing, and large deserted apartment complexes in inner cities. Future supply will decline because there is no incentive for new construction.
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Minimum Wage (Graph and Impacts)
Definition
Binding price floor minimum wage is inefficient and causes unemployment, a surplus of workers, and is above the wage equilibrium.
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Excise Tax
Definition
A tax imposed on specific goods. Shifts supply curve to the left.
Term
Tariff
Definition
A tax on some specific imported good. A tariff shifts the supply curve to the left. Tariffs cause higher prices and lower quantity.
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Quota
Definition
Quantity limit on imports. Is a straight vertical line on the graph that cause price to rice and quantity to drop.
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Free Rider Problem
Definition
A market failure that occurs when people take advantage of being able to use a common resource, or collective good, without paying for it, as is the case when citizens of a country utilize public goods without paying their fair share in taxes.
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Direct Transfers
Definition
Providing economic security for selected groups. (Cash!)
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In-Kind Transfers
Definition
Other adjustments for undesired market outcomes. (not cash)
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Private Goods
Definition
Rival and excludable.
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Compliments of Consumption
Definition
Goods that are consumed together. If the price of one compliment increases, then the demand for the other decreases.
Term
Result of quotas and tariffs.
Definition
They restrict competition.
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