L11 Econ 1011 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Normal Good, Overnight Delivery, Economic Surplus

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Capitalist, or free-market, economies, people decide for themselves which careers to pursue and which products to produce and buy. There are no pure free-market economies today; most industrial economies are described as mixed economies : their good and services are allocated by a combination of free markets, regulation, and other forms of collective control. Buyer"s reservation price the highest dollar amount he"d be willing to pay for the good in most markets, different buyers have different reservation prices. Economists realize that there are much more effective ways to help poor people than to try to given them apartments and other goods at artificially low prices. Instead of controls over rent or other goods, they could give the poor additional income. Regulations that peg prices below equilibrium levels have far-reaching effects on market outcomes. Price ceiling a maximum allowable price, specified by law: a price ceiling below the equilibrium price of pizza would result in excess demand for pizza.

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