Supply, demand, and market equilibrium

This course is a part of Microeconomics, a 7-course Topic series from Khan Academy.

The core ideas in microeconomics. Supply, demand and equilibrium.

This course contains 5 segments:

Introduction to economics

This tutorial (that only has one video) is an overview of what economics is. In particular it will tell you the difference between microeconomics (the subject you're in right now) and macroeconomics. Really good first watch to give you some context on the world of economics.

The demand curve

You've probably heard of supply and demand. Well, this tutorial focuses on the demand part. All else equal, do people want more or less of something if the price goes down (what would you do)? Not only will you get an intuition for the way we typically depict a demand curve, you'll get an understanding for what might shift it.

The supply curve

Now we'll focus on the "supply" part of supply and demand. Supply curves (as we typically depict them) come out of the idea that producers will make more if they get paid more.

Market equilibrium

You understand demand and supply. This tutorial puts it all together by thinking about where the two curves intersect. This point represents the equilibrium price and quantity which is, in an ideal world, where the market would transact.

What drives oil prices

This tutorial tries to address a very important question in the real world--what drives oil prices? And we will do it using the tools of the supply and demand curves.