micro 5 set

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merit good
these have more private benefits than their consumers actually realise
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microeconomics
the study of households and firms make decisions in markets
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movement along the demand curve
this is in response to to a change in the price of a product
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negative externality
this exists where the social costs of an activity is greater than the private costs
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non-excludability
situation existing where individual consumers cannot be excluded from consumption
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non-rivalry
situation existing where consumption by one person does not affect the consumption of all other
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notional demand
the desire for a product
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opportunity cost
the cost of the best alternative , which is forgone when a choice is made
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polluter pays principle
any measure,such as a green tax , whereby the polluter pays explicitly for the pollution caused
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positive externality
this exists where the social benefit exceeds the private benefit
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Mixed economy
an economic system where resources are allocated through admixture of the market and direct public sector involvement
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Normal goods
goods for which an increase in income leads to an increase in demand for product
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the study of households and firms make decisions in markets

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microeconomics

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this is in response to to a change in the price of a product

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this exists where the social costs of an activity is greater than the private costs

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situation existing where individual consumers cannot be excluded from consumption

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