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- 2. 7 Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets
- 3. REVISITING THE MARKET EQUILIBRIUM Do the equilibrium price and quantity maximize the total welfare of buyers
- 4. Welfare Economics Welfare economics is the study of how the allocation of resources affects economic well-being.
- 5. Welfare Economics Equilibrium in the market results in maximum benefits, and therefore maximum total welfare for
- 6. Welfare Economics Consumer surplus measures economic welfare from the buyer’s side. Producer surplus measures economic welfare
- 7. CONSUMER SURPLUS Willingness to pay is the maximum amount that a buyer will pay for a
- 8. CONSUMER SURPLUS Consumer surplus is the buyer’s willingness to pay for a good minus the amount
- 9. Table 1 Four Possible Buyers’ Willingness to Pay Copyright©2004 South-Western
- 10. CONSUMER SURPLUS The market demand curve depicts the various quantities that buyers would be willing and
- 11. The Demand Schedule and the Demand Curve
- 12. Figure 1 The Demand Schedule and the Demand Curve Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Price of Album 0
- 13. Figure 2 Measuring Consumer Surplus with the Demand Curve Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning (a) Price = $80
- 14. Figure 2 Measuring Consumer Surplus with the Demand Curve Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning (b) Price = $70
- 15. Using the Demand Curve to Measure Consumer Surplus The area below the demand curve and above
- 16. Figure 3 How the Price Affects Consumer Surplus Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Quantity (a) Consumer Surplus at
- 17. Figure 3 How the Price Affects Consumer Surplus Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Quantity (b) Consumer Surplus at
- 18. What Does Consumer Surplus Measure? Consumer surplus, the amount that buyers are willing to pay for
- 19. PRODUCER SURPLUS Producer surplus is the amount a seller is paid for a good minus the
- 20. Table 2 The Costs of Four Possible Sellers Copyright©2004 South-Western
- 21. Using the Supply Curve to Measure Producer Surplus Just as consumer surplus is related to the
- 22. The Supply Schedule and the Supply Curve
- 23. Figure 4 The Supply Schedule and the Supply Curve
- 24. Using the Supply Curve to Measure Producer Surplus The area below the price and above the
- 25. Figure 5 Measuring Producer Surplus with the Supply Curve Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Quantity of Houses Painted
- 26. Figure 5 Measuring Producer Surplus with the Supply Curve Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Quantity of Houses Painted
- 27. Figure 6 How the Price Affects Producer Surplus Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Quantity (a) Producer Surplus at
- 28. Figure 6 How the Price Affects Producer Surplus Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Quantity (b) Producer Surplus at
- 29. MARKET EFFICIENCY Consumer surplus and producer surplus may be used to address the following question: Is
- 30. MARKET EFFICIENCY Consumer Surplus = Value to buyers – Amount paid by buyers and Producer Surplus
- 31. MARKET EFFICIENCY Total surplus = Consumer surplus + Producer surplus or Total surplus = Value to
- 32. MARKET EFFICIENCY Efficiency is the property of a resource allocation of maximizing the total surplus received
- 33. MARKET EFFICIENCY In addition to market efficiency, a social planner might also care about equity –
- 34. Figure 7 Consumer and Producer Surplus in the Market Equilibrium Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Price 0 Quantity
- 35. MARKET EFFICIENCY Three Insights Concerning Market Outcomes Free markets allocate the supply of goods to the
- 36. Figure 8 The Efficiency of the Equilibrium Quantity Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Quantity Price 0
- 37. Evaluating the Market Equilibrium Because the equilibrium outcome is an efficient allocation of resources, the social
- 38. Evaluating the Market Equilibrium Market Power If a market system is not perfectly competitive, market power
- 39. Evaluating the Market Equilibrium Externalities created when a market outcome affects individuals other than buyers and
- 40. Summary Consumer surplus equals buyers’ willingness to pay for a good minus the amount they actually
- 41. Summary Producer surplus equals the amount sellers receive for their goods minus their costs of production.
- 42. Summary An allocation of resources that maximizes the sum of consumer and producer surplus is said
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