tailieunhanh - Lecture Microeconomics: Chapter 10 - Besanko, Braeutigam

Chapter 10 - Competitive markets: Applications. This chapter presents the following content: motivation - agricultural price supports, deadweight loss, government intervention – Who wins and who loses? Examples of various government polices. | Chapter 10 Competitive Markets Applications Copyright c 2014 John 1 Chapter Ten Overview 1. Motivation Agricultural Price Supports 3. Deadweight Loss A Perfectly Competitive Market Without Intervention Maximizes Total Surplus 5. Government Intervention - Who Wins and Who Loses 6. Examples of Various Government Polices Excise Taxes Price Ceilings and Floors Production Quotas Import Tariffs Copyright c 2014 John 7. Conclusions ự . Chapter Ten Economic Efficiency Definition Economic Efficiency means that the total surplus is maximized. Every consumer who is willing to pay more than the opportunity cost of the resources needed to produce extra output is able to buy every consumer who is not willing to pay the opportunity cost of the extra output does not buy. Note All gains from trade between buyers and suppliers are exhausted at the efficient point. The perfectly competitive equilibrium attains economic efficiency. Copyright c 2014 John Chapter Ten