economics Archives - Page 6 of 8 - EU Seguros
Individual and market demand curves

Individual and market demand curves

What is the difference between Single and Market Demand Curves? The Market Demand Curve is represented by the sum of the quantity demanded of all individuals for that product’s price point. So if Mary and Susan make up for the whole market: If Mary is willing to...
Taxation and Deadweight Loss

Taxation and Deadweight Loss

Taxation and Deadweight Loss Overview Governments get paid by enforcing taxes on both producers and consumers. When taxes are imposed, this reduces the quantity of a product that will be sold in the market. And whenever the market is not in equilibrium due to an...
What Is Elasticity?

What Is Elasticity?

What is Elasticity? In Economics, elasticity measures the percentage change of one economic variable in response to a change in another. Let’s look at this concept with an example: 1. say we have two rubber bands with the same length: rubber band A represents...
price ceilings and price floors

price ceilings and price floors

What are price controls? The Economy can be left to its own device, letting demand and supply be defined by free markets, or the government can intervene and set price controls. The whole idea is to limit the maximum and minimum prices charged to the consumer. There...
Call Now ButtonCall Now