03/02/2024
๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ -: ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ
Welcome to Lesson 12 of our journey through the world of economics! Having explored the concepts of demand and supply separately, today we unite these two forces to understand how they interact to create market equilibrium.
๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ
-๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Market equilibrium occurs where the quantity of a good demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, at a certain price level.
-๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐: It represents a state of balance in the market, with no inherent tendency for the price to change until an external factor disrupts the equilibrium.
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
-๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: The intersection point of the demand and supply curves on a graph indicates the market's equilibrium price and quantity.
-๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: At this point, the market is clear, meaning there's no surplus or shortage of the good or service.
๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ
-๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌ: Changes in consumer preferences, income, prices of related goods, or expectations can shift the demand curve, altering the equilibrium.
-๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌ: Factors like production costs, technological advances, or changes in the number of suppliers can shift the supply curve, affecting equilibrium.
๐๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ
-๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฌ: Markets tend to move toward equilibrium naturally. Prices adjust in response to surpluses (supply exceeds demand) and shortages (demand exceeds supply), guiding the market back to equilibrium.
๐๐๐๐ฅ-๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐: ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ
-๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ: Consider how an increase in population in a city (demand shift) or a new housing development (supply shift) can affect housing prices and availability.
-๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐: An increase in population might increase housing prices and decrease availability (demand exceeds supply), while new housing developments might stabilize prices and increase availability (supply meets the new demand).