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§ Varian H. Intermediate Microeconomics: A modern approach (6th/7th/8th edition), W.W. Norton & Co, 2003/2006/2010 Norton & Co, 2003/2006/2010
§ Complementary Texts (Refer to your Course Outline footnote 1
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1. Budget Constraint2. Properties of budget set3. Changes in Budget Line4. Taxes, Subsidies, and Rationing
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Consumer theory: consumers choose the best bundles of goods they can afford.
üThis is virtually the entire theory in üThis is virtually the entire theory in a nutshell
üBut this theory has many surprising consequences
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Two parts to theory
ü"can afford" - budget constraint ü"best" - according to consumers' preferences
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üThe definition of "best" depends on the consumer preferences.
üBudget constraint determines what a consumer can affordwhat a consumer can afford
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Consumption bundle ü - how much of each good is consumed
ü - prices of the two goods ),( pp
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ü - prices of the two goods üm - money the consumer has to spend
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üConsumption bundle: (Xl, X2) -two numbers that tell us how much the consumer is choosing to consume of good 1 and how consume of good 1 and how much the consumer is choosing to consume of good 2.
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budget constraint:üWhere is spending on good 1 and is spending on good 2. The budget constraint tells us that
mxpxp ≤+ 2211
11xp22xp
The budget constraint tells us that total spending cannot exceed m.
üAffordable consumption bundles are those that don't cost any more than m.
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üAll that satisfy this constraint make up the “budget set” of the consumer
üBudget set is a set of affordable
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üBudget set is a set of affordable consumption bundles at prices
ü and income m.),( 21 pp
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üBudget Set (Shaded)
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üBudget line is the set of bundles that cost exactly m
üFrom make the subject of the formula
mxpxp =+ 2211 2xthe subject of the formula
üYou get
üWhere is the slope the BL
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üHow to draw the BL given P’s & m1.Calculate how much of good 2 will be bought if all m spent on good 2( ) m
x =good 2( ) 2.Calculate how much of good 1 will be bought if all income spent on goo1( )
22 p
mx =
11 p
mx =
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üThe slope measures the rate at which the market is willing to substitute good 1 for good 2
üMeasures the opportunity cost of üMeasures the opportunity cost of good 1
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üIncreasing m makes parallel shift out.
üChange in income affects only the intercept & not the slope.intercept & not the slope.
üConsider fig 2.2 below
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Figure 2.2 Increasing income
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üDraw the figure/diagram that depicts a decline in income
üDRAW NOWüDRAW NOW
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üIncreasing PI makes budget line steeper. See Figure 2.3.
üIncreasing P2 makes budget line flatter. flatter.
üJust see how intercepts change.
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Figure 2.3 Increasing price
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üMultiplying all prices by t is just like dividing income by t
üMultiplying all prices and income by t doesn't change budget line by t doesn't change budget line
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Economic policy often uses tools that affect a consumer's BC.
üQuantity tax: the consumer has to pay a certain amount to the to pay a certain amount to the government for each unit of the good purchased (e.g. fuel tax)
üp' =p+t
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üValue tax ('ad valorem' tax): tax on the value (the price) of a good, rather than the quantity purchased of a good (e.g. VAT) of a good (e.g. VAT)
üp' = (1 + r)p üi.e. the consumer has to pay p to the supplier and –rp government for each unit of the good.
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üQuantity subsidy: the govt gives an amount to the consumer that depends on the amount of the good purchased good purchased
üp' =p- s
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üAd valorem subsidy: subsidy based on the price of the good being subsidized p'=(1-σ)p
üSubsidy is just the opposite of a tax.
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üDraw up a diagram that shows rationing
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üPRACTICE THE REVIEW QUESTIONS ON CHAPTER 2 ATTACHED HERE
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