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Market Economics. Current Issues - LHS. Key Concepts. Profit and Loss Risk and reward of doing business Success not guaranteed; failure is part of evolution of economy (“creative destruction”) Incentive Something that motivates a person to act in a particular way Supply and Demand - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Market Economics
Current Issues - LHS
Key Concepts• Profit and Loss– Risk and reward of doing business– Success not guaranteed; failure is part of
evolution of economy (“creative destruction”)• Incentive– Something that motivates a person to act in a
particular way• Supply and Demand• Opportunity Cost• Regulation & De-Regulation
Supply and Demand• Supply– Reflects the amount of a
product available to be purchased at a particular price
– UPWARD slope• Higher the price, the more
quantity of a product is available (why?)
• Lower the price, the less quantity of a product is available (why?) Supply Curve
Supply and Demand• Demand– Reflects the desire for
a product at a particular price
– DOWNWARD slope• The higher the price, the
more quantity that will be available (why?)
• The lower the price, the less of a product will be available (why?)
Demand Curve
Supply and Demand• Finding “equilibrium”
between supply and demand– Equilibrium = where
supply, demand curves intersect
– Means that the price of a product is maximizing sales, and there is no inventory left over
– When this happens, everyone is happy • Why is Consumer? Seller?• Unfortunately, it’s only
theoretical…
Opportunity Cost (“OC”)• OC is the relative value of
activities, in terms of the activity NOT chosen
• Thus, the “cost” is the lost opportunity that results from making your choice– Ex 1: Choosing between 2
TV shows w/ no chance to record the one not watched
– Ex 2: College vs. getting a job
– Ex 3: Going to Disneyland vs. remodeling bathroom
Government Regulation & the Economy
• Two categories– Economic regulations
that seek to control prices• Prevent monopolies
from gouging consumers
• Stabilize agricultural prices
– Anti-trust law that strengthen market forces to avoid direct regulation• Prohibit practices that
lessen competition• Prevent mergers that
would limit competition
Government Regulation of the Economy
• Other bases of government regulation– Protecting public’s
health and safety– Maintain clean and
healthy environment– Preventing businesses
from failing (since 2008)• Bailouts, direct purchase
of business by government
• Nationalization of businesses: appropriate or not?
Deregulation• Conservatives usually
support fewer regulations on business
• They argue that regulations…– Interfere with free
enterprise– Increase costs of doing
business– Contribute to inflation
• Is deregulation appropriate or not?
Public utility deregulation