A CHANGE IN THE MARKET PRICE THAT SIMPLY INCREASES OR DECREASES THE QUANTITY SUPPLIED/DEMANDED
SUPPLY/DEMAND SHIFT
CHANGE IN ONE OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLES OTHER TAN PRICE EX. INCOME
COMMON VALUE AUCTION
VALUE OF ITEM IS THE SAME TO ALL BIDDERS. bUT THE BIDDERS SON;T KNOW THE VALUE OF THE ITEM. EX. OIL LEASE
ASCENDING PRICE AUCTION
BIDDERS BID A GREATER AMOUNT THAN THE PREVIOUS HIGH BID, AND THE BIDDER THAT FIRST OFFERS THE HIGHEST BID, WINS THE ITEM.
SEALED BID AUCTION
ALL BIDDERS SUBMIT THIER PRIVATE BIDS. THE BIDDER WHO SUBMITTED THE HIGHEST BID, WINS.
SECOND PRICE SEALED BID AUCTION
THE BIDDER WHO SUBMITTED THE HIGHEST BID, WINS. HOWEVER, HE PAYS THE SECOND HIGHEST BID.
DESCENDING PRICE AUCTION (DUTCH)
BEGINS WITH HIGHEST PRICE AND THE PRICE IS REDUCED UNTILL A BIDDER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR IT. SOMETIMES, YOU CAN SAY THE QUANTITY YOU WILL BE PURCHASING EX. US TREASURY
OBSTACLES TO EFFICIENT ALLOCATION
1. PRICE CONTROLS 2. TAXES AND TRADE RESTRICTIONS 3. EXTERNAL COSTS 4.EXTERNAL BENEFITS 5, PUBLIC GOODS AND COMMON RESOURCES
OBSTACLE OF EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES:
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE CEILINGS AND PRICE FLORS
OBSTACLE OF EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
TAXES AND TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TAXES INCREASE THE PRICE THAT BUYERS PAY AND DECREASE THE AMT THAT SELLERS RECEIVE. QUOTAS ARE GOV-IMPOSED PRODUCTIONS LIMITS -LESS THAN EFFICIENT QUANTITY OF THE GOOD
OBSTACLE OF EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
EXTERNAL COSTS
EX. COST IMPOSED ON FISHERMEN BY A FIRM THAT POLLUTES THE OCEAN AS PART OF ITS PRODUCTION PROCESS.
OBSTACLE OF EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
EXTERNAL BENEFITS
TROPICAL GARDEN ON THE GROUNDS OF AN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.