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Macro
Chap. 3
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
07/11/2006

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buyer's reservation price
Definition
the highest price that a buyer is willing to pay for a given quantity of a good
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buyer's surplus
Definition
the difference between a buyer's reservation price and the market price
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cash on the table
Definition
the result of there being a difference between the buyer's reservation price and the seller's reservation price
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change in demand
Definition
change in the amount buyers are willing and able to purchase at every price
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change in quantity demanded
Definition
the response of buyers to change the price of a good
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change in quantity supplied
Definition
movement along the supply curve
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change in supply
Definition
a change in the amount sellers are willing and able to offer for sale at every price
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complements
Definition
a pair of goods in which an increase in the price of one good will cause a decrease in the demand for the other good
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demand curve
Definition
a graph that shows the quantity of a good that buyers wish to buy and are able to buy at each possible price holding everything other than price constant
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economic efficiency
Definition
the concept of all markets producing the socially optimal quantity of a good
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equilibrium
Definition
a state of affairs where nothing will change unless it is disturbed by an outside force
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equilibrium price
Definition
a price at which the quantity of a good that buyers wish to buy and are able to buy equals the quantity of a good that sellers wish to sell and are able to sell
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equilibrium quantity
Definition
the name of a quantity at which the quantity of a good that buyers wish to buy and are able to buy equals the quantity of a good that sellers wish to sell and are able to sell
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excess demand
Definition
a situation where the quantity demand exceeds the quantity supplied at a given price
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excess supply
Definition
a situation where the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded at a given price
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income effect
Definition
a decrease in the price of a good allows buyers to purchase a large quantity of that good with the same income
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inferior good
Definition
a type of good where the amount buyers are willing and able to purchase at every price falls when buyer's income rises
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market
Definition
a group of buyers and sellers of a single good who interact through prices
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market equilibrium
Definition
the condition of the market when the quantity of a good buyers wish to buy and are able to buy equals the quantity of a good that sellers wish to sell and are able to sell
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normal good
Definition
the type of good where the amount buyers are willing and able to purchase at every price rises when buyer's income rises
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price ceiling
Definition
a maximum price at which buyers and sellers can make exchanges legally
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seller's reservation price
Definition
the lowest price that the seller is willing to recieve for a given quantity of a good
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seller's surplus
Definition
the difference between the market price and the seller's reservation price
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social optimal quantity
Definition
a quantity at which there is no difference between buyer's reservation price and sellers' reservation price
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substitutes
Definition
a pair of goods in which an increase in the price of one good will cause an increase in the demand for the other good
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substituion effect
Definition
a decrease in the price of a good causes people to increase their purchase of the good and buy less of another good
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supply curve
Definition
a graph that shows the quantity of a good that sellers wish to sell and are able to sell at each possible price holding everything other than price constant
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total surplus
Definition
the difference between the buyer's reservation price and the seller's reservation price
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