price mechanism

    Cards (8)

    • Demand curve shifting right

      1. Find disequilibrium
      2. Excess demand/shortage
      3. Prices rise
      4. Incentivize firms to increase output
      5. Ration scarce resources
    • Demand curve shifts right
      Equilibrium price and quantity increase
    • Supply curve shifting right
      1. Find disequilibrium
      2. Excess supply/surplus
      3. Prices fall
      4. Incentivize firms to reduce output
      5. Ration scarce resources
    • Supply curve shifts right
      Equilibrium price falls, quantity increases
    • There are two shifts left to cover: demand shifting left, supply shifting left
    • The disequilibrium for demand shifting left is excess demand/shortage
    • The disequilibrium for supply shifting left is excess supply/surplus
    • The functions of the price mechanism are used to move from one equilibrium to a new equilibrium in all cases of demand or supply shifts
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