10/22/20141 Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets Chapter 7
10/22/20142 Outline Consumer Surplus Producer Surplus Market Efficiency Conclusion: Market Efficiency and Market Failure
10/22/20143 Consumer Surplus (CS) Willingness to pay Using the demand curve to measure CS How a lower price raises CS What does CS measure?
10/22/20144 Producer Surplus (PS) Cost and willingness to sell Using supply curve to measure PS How a higher price raises PS
10/22/20145 Market Efficiency The benevolent social planner Evaluating the market equilibrium Should there be a market in organs? Should there be a market in organs? Ticket scalping Ticket scalping
10/22/20146 Conclusion Market efficiency Market failure
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