Economics 1021A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Social Cost, Pay-As-You-Earn Tax, Price Floor

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3 Nov 2016

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Western University

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Economics

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Economics 1021A/B

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Emilie Mc Hugh Rivers

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Price ceiling/price cap: a government regulation that makes it illegal to charge a price higher than a specified level. The effects of a price ceiling on a market depend on whether the ceiling is imposed at a level above/below the equilibrium price. Above no effect (doesn"t constrain market forces; force of law and market forces aren"t in conflict) Below powerful effects (attempts to prevent price from regulating the quantities demanded and supplied; force of law and market forces in conflict) Price ceiling applied to a housing market is rent ceiling controls only the rent portion of the cost of housing. When rent is at equilibrium, quantity of housing supplied = quantity of housing demanded. When rent is below equilibrium, quantity of housing supplied < quantity of housing demanded (shortage) Search activity: time spent looking for someone with whom to do business.

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Consider the market for rental housing in Your town. The demand and supply schedules for rental housing are given in the table.

Price ($ per month)	Quantity Demanded (thousands of units)	Quantity Supplied (thousands of units)
1100	40	80
1000	50	77
900	60	73
800	70	70
700	80	67
600	90	65
500	100	60

In a Free market for rental housing, what is the equilibrium price and quantity?
Now suppose the government in Your town decides to impose a ceiling on the monthly rental price. What is the highest level at which such a ceiling could be set in order to have any effect on the marker? Explain your answer.
Suppose the maximum rental price is set equal to $500 per month. Describe the effect on quantity demanded, supplied, and exchanged in the rental-housing market.
Suppose a black market develops in the presence of the rent controls in part (c). What is the black market price that would exist if all of the quantity supplied were sold on the black market?

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1 . Effects of rent control

Rent controls force landlords to price apartments below the equilibrium price level. An immediate effect is a shortage (excess demand) of apartments, because the quantity of apartments demanded is greater than the quantity supplied at the regulated price.

When cities prevent landlords from charging market rents, which of the following are common long-run outcomes? Check all that apply.

The future supply of rental housing units increases.

The quantity of available rental housing units falls.

The quality of rental housing units falls.

Nonprice methods of rationing emerge.

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When cities prevent landlords from charging market rents, which of the following are common long-run outcomes? Check all that apply.