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ECON 201, Winter 2010 Lecture Notes on The Price Theory: Demand, Supply, Market Equilibrium, and Applications
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This lecture note discusses the price theory and its applications. The theory is introduced after a brief review of some basic concepts. The demand and supply of a normal good are de…ned and explained in detail. Practice problems and examples are used for illustration. The concept of market equilibrium is introduced and the e¢ ciency conditions are explained. The government interventions, through the implementation of price ceilings, ‡ oors, taxes, quotas, and subsidies, and the e¤ects of these policies on the market equilibrium are discussed. The notion of elasticity is explored and …nally, externalities and the other causes of market failure are explained by means of examples.
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