Demand | Law Of Demand | Demand Schedule | Demand Curve | Demand function

                     Demand 

Demand is the willingness and ability to purchase goods and services of consumers at various prices .

                    Law Of Demand

All other things unchanged ,when price increases of goods and services , the quantity demand of this goods and services also decreases  and when the  price decreases of goods and services , the quantity demand of this goods and services also increases .

                      Demand Schedule

Demand Schedule is a table that  Shows the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.



                Demand Function
Qd =a-bP
Qd=Quantity demanded (Shows that how price determine quantity demand of goods and services)

a=intercept(shows quantity demand when price zero)
b=slope of the demand function
P=price of goods and services

                                              Demand Curve
                                   
                              

Demand curve is a graph that shows the inverse relationship between price and quantity demand .Demand curve is downward sloping because when price increases , quantity demand also decreases and when price decreases , quantity demand also increases of goods and services. 

Opportunity cost and trade off

           Opportunity Cost 

Giving up something else to get something and the value of the thing given up is called opportunity cost 


For Example Of Opportunity cost

 Between study and sleep , if one studies without  sleep ,then sleep is his / her opportunity cost.

                                           OR

Between Book and dress, if someone purchase book without dress , the dress is his / her opportunity cost .


                          Trade Off

Trade -off usually refers to the decision that depends on the opportunity cost .If we want to take one thing out of two things , we must give up  the other thing. That is , if we want to increase the quantity or quality of one thing , we  must decrease the quantity or quality of the other thing.

                               For Example Of Trade Off


Anyone can trade off between studying and vacationing . If someone studies without taking vacation or taking vacation without studies.


Positive Economics & Normative Economics

                Positive Economics  

Positive economics focuses on economic phenomena and describes and explains those phenomena.

Positive economic statements are descriptive and precisely measurable.  


 Example Of Positive Economics


Government raises taxes to increase its revenue.
                           
             Normative Economics

Normative economics emphasizes on value judgment for the development of various economic activities.

Normative economics deals with what will and should be.

 Example Of Normative Economics

If the government wants to increase the disposable income of the people then it has to reduce the tax and if government wants to increase the revenue then it has to increase the tax.

                 Positive VS Normative Economics 


Positive Economics describes economic phenomena .It gives no opinion and  Normative Economics gives opinion on various economic activities . Positive Economics Is Descriptive and  Normative Economics is Prescriptive.

Positive economics analyze the relationship between cause and effect   of economics activity .
Positive Economics deals  how economic problems are solved.
Normative Economics Gives the subjective ideas  and Normative Economics describe how economic problem should be solved.

What is Economics and different definitions of economics by different economists

 


Economics : Economics is the key to the development of a society.


In our society  , resources are limited but scarcity is unlimited.Economics balances unlimited scarcity with limited resources.The main goal of economics is the fulfills our needs by limited resources.



Economics is involved in every aspect of our life.



Economics ensures the production of goods and services and their equitable distribution using limited resources so we can say economics is the study of scarcity.The main goal of economics is to try to satisfy the limited resources and to achieve the welfare of the society.

Economics definition is defined by different economists is the different ways.Adam smith is the known as the father of economics.



According to Adam Smith,  

     "Economics is the science of       wealth "

       According to Adam Smith,

Economics deals with production, distribution and consumption.


According to Samuelson,

"ECONOMICS IS THE STUDY OF HOW PEOPLE AND SOCIETY CHOOSE WITH OR WITHOUT THE USE OF MONEY,TO EMPLOY SCARCE PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES WHICH COULD HAVE ALTERNATIVE USES.TO PRODUCE VARIOUS COMMODITIES OVER TIME AND DISTRIBUTE THEM FOR CONSUMPTION NOW AND IN THE FUTURE AMONG VARIOUS PERSONS AND GROUPS OF SOCIETY ".


According to Lionel Robbins,




"The science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses"
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Tax and two types of tax and examples

Tax:Tax is compulsory financial charge which is imposed on taxpayers by government 

Two types of tax:
1.indirect tax
2.Direct tax


Direct Tax: Taxes which are levied directly on individuals, firms and industries i.e levied directly by the taxpayers are called direct taxes.




For example : income tax, property tax, corporate tax etc 




Indirect tax: When tax is levied on goods and services without being directly levied on the taxpayers,it is called indirect tax 
For Example: sales tax,vat(value added tax)are examples of indirect tax









Consumption function in economics

 Consumption function shows the positive relationship between income and consumption.


When income increases, consumption also increases for normal goods and when income decreases, consumption also decreases for normal goods.





Consumption functions can be expressed as...

C=A+bY


C=consumption function 

A=Autonomous consumption 

b=marginal propensity to consume 

Y=Disposable income.

Different types Of Unemployment

 



Different types of Unemployment?


  1. Cyclical Unemployment: unemployment is associated with the business cycle. It is a temporary shock to the economy. If there is a downturn in business then the cyclical unemployment occurs.
  2. Frictional Unemployment :Frictional Unemployment result in temporary unemployment. The condition that arises when someone leaves his current job in the hope of better job.
  3. Structural Unemployment:Structural unemployment creates a  permanent problem in the economy. The unemployment that is created as a result of Technological is created as a result of Technological development is structural unemployment.Structural  unemployment is caused by the fact that companies do not need more people to do their jobs due to technological advancements and have many employees who can not adapt to the technology.
  4. Hidden Unemployment : Hidden Unemployment occurs when they are not included in the labour market.They do not consider themselves fit for work and do not find any work but they are willing to work when given the opportunity.
  5. Seasonal Unemployment:They are seasonal and occur during the off seasons. For example, in agriculture people can go jobless after the harvest .In tourism, tour guides may be jobless are  as the tourist activity drops after the peak season.















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