ECON 003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Demand Curve, Shortage, Invisible Hand

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Chapter three: supply, demand, and the market price. Market equilibrium : a state in which the conflicting forces of supply and demand are in balance. Occurs where the demand curve intersects the supply curve. No transactions will occur if the cost outweigh the benefits. If both demand and supply shift at the same time either change in price or quantity will be ambiguous. Invisible hand principle : the tendency for people, while pursuing their own interest, to promote the economic well-being of society. When people are looking out for themselves it"s automatically better for the greater good. Ex: amount of tip for waiters/waitresses" work. Prices coordinate the actions of market participants and motivate economic players. Know why supply curve is upward sloping and demand curve is downward sloping. Shifts (single and double) of demand and supply curves.

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