Theme 1 Econ: Intro to markets and market failure

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1.1 NATURE OF ECONOMICS
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1.1.1 Economics as a social science
Developing models and need to mak...,
Model vs theory 2,
Ceteris paribus assumption 3
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1.1.2 Positive and normative economic statements
Positive statement 1,
Normative statement 2,
Positive and normative statement ...
4  cards
1.1.3 The economic problem
Problem of scarcity and solution 1,
Renewable resources 2,
Non renewable resources 3
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1.1.4 Production possibility frontiers
Production possibility frontier p...,
Movements along ppf 2,
Shifts of ppf 3
6  cards
1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
Specialisation and the division o...,
Adam smith specialisation and div...,
Specialisation and the division o...
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1.1.6 Free market economies, mixed economy and command economy
Different market types 1,
Free market economy 2,
Adam smith free market economy 3
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1.2 HOW MARKETS WORK
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1.2.1 Rational decision making
Underlying assumptions of rationa...,
Consumers aim to maximise utility...,
Firms aim to maximise utility ass...
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1.2.2 Demand
Demand 1,
Movements of demand curve 2,
Shifts of demand curve 3
6  cards
1.2.3 Price, income and cross elasticities of demand
Elasticity of demand 1,
Price elasticity of demand ped an...,
If the original price was 5 and 1...
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1.2.4 Supply
Supply 1,
Movements along a supply curve 2,
Shifts of supply curve 3
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1.2.5 Elasticity of supply
Price elasticity of supply pes 1,
Pes numerical values 2,
Unitary elastic pes 3
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1.2.6 Price determination
Equilibrium price and quantity pr...,
Excess demand 2,
Excess supply 3
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1.2.7 Price mechanism
Price mechanism 1,
Functions of the price mechanism ...,
Rationing function of price mecha...
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1.2.8 Consumer and producer surplus
Consumers surplus 1,
Producer surplus 2,
Demands effect on consumer and pr...
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1.2.9 Indirect taxes and subsidies
Indirect taxes 1,
Ad valorem indirect taxes 2,
Specific tax indirect taxes 3
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1.2.10 Alternative views of consumer behaviour
Reasons consumers may not behave ...,
Influence of other people s behav...,
Influence of habitual behaviour i...
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1.3 MARKET FAILURE
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1.3.1 Types of market failure
Market failure 1,
Types of market failure 2,
Externalities 3
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1.3.2 Externalities
Private costs benefits 1,
Social costs benefits 2,
External costs benefits 3
18  cards
1.3.3 Public goods
Public goods 1,
Non rivalry goods public goods 2,
Non excludable goods public goods 3
7  cards
1.3.4 Information gaps
Information gaps 1,
Symmetric information 2,
Asymmetric information 3
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1.4 GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
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1.4.1 Government intervention in markets
Government intervention 1,
Types of govt intervention 2,
Indirect taxation 3
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1.4.2 Government failure
Government failure 1,
Distortion of price signals govt ...,
Unintended consequence govt failu...
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