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Economics
Undergraduate 2
03/01/2011

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Term
Public Good
Definition
Non excludable, Non Rival
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Common Resource
Definition
Non excludable, Rival
Term
Natural Monopoly
Definition
Excludable, Non Rival
Term
Private Good
Definition
Excludable, Rival
Term
Elasticity
Definition
(Q2-Q1)/[(Q2+Q1)/2)] over same thing with price
Term
If goods have Positive cross-price elasticity
Definition
complement
Term
if goods have Negative cross-price elasticity
Definition
substitute
Term
What effect does taxation have on markets with high elasticity (either supply or demand)?
Definition
Large deadweight loss
Term
Incidence of tax: more elastic demand
Definition
More incidence on seller
Term
Incidence of tax: more elastic supply
Definition
more incidence on buyer
Term
Even though a law may assign one party (i.e. buyer or seller) the responsibility of paying a tax, the true tax burden usually differs because
Definition
the new equilibrium (pre-tax) market price will usually fall, but not by the full amount of the tax
Term
Total fixed cost
Definition
Cost at Q=0
Term
LRATC
Definition
Minimum of all SRATC
Term
VC
Definition
TC-FC
Term
Economies of Scale
Definition
long-run average total cost declines as output increases
Term
Diseconomies of Scale
Definition
long-run average total cost rises as output increases
Term
Profit
Definition
Price-ATC * Q
Term
Produce as long as
Definition
MR>o=MC
Term
TR
Definition
P times Q
Term
Population increases
Definition
Demand will increase
Term
Favorable change in taste
Definition
Demand will increase
Term
substitute $ increases
Definition
Demand will increase
Term
Complement $ decreases
Definition
Demand will increase
Term
Buyers income increases
Definition
Demand will increase
Term
buyers expect higher price in future
Definition
Demand will increase
Term
Substitute in production decreases in price
Definition
Supply will increase
Term
complement in production increases in price
Definition
Supply will increase
Term
Exit if
Definition
P
Term
Shut down if
Definition
P
Term
Why doesn't free market provide non-rival goods?
Definition
Price is driven to 0
Term
Why doesn't free market provide non-rival goods?
Definition
Price is driven to 0
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