ECON 1116 Lecture 3: LECTURE 3
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Property rights : an economic agent"s bundle of rights as they pertain to a tangible or intangible entity right to use an asset, exclude others from using an asset, dispose of an asset (=sell it) Demand curve: a curve that shows the relationship between the price of a product and the quantity of the product demanded. Quantity demanded : the amount of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to purchase at a given price. Law of demand inverse relationship between price and demand. Change in demand change in quantity demanded (non-price event) (price event) Demand curve shifts towards the right (d d") Supply curve : a curve that shows the relationship between the price of a product and the quantity of the product supplied. Change in supply change in quantity supplied (non-price event) (price event) Supply curve shifts towards the right (s s") = expectation example : demand less now because sales in 2 weeks.