This course contains 10 segments:
The demand curve
This course contains 10 segments:
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.
Price elasticity of demand
You're familiar with supply and demand curves already. In this tutorial we'll explore what implications their steepness (or lack of) implies. Price elasticity is a measure of how sensitive something is to price.
Elasticity and total revenue
Cross-price elasticity of demand
Price elasticity of supply
Consumer and producer surplus
Many times, the equilibrium price is lower than the highest price some folks are willing to pay. For all consumers, this is called consumer surplus. Similarly, the price might be higher than the minimum price at which some are willing to produce. For all the producers, this is called producer surplus. This tutorial covers them both with an emphasis on the visual.
Deadweight loss
We can often lose economic efficiency because of things like price floors, ceilings and taxes. This loss in surplus (people who have more marginal benefit than marginal cost are not buying or people who have more marginal cost than benefit are buying) is called deadweight loss.
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