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Edexcel A Level Economics NETRA > Microeconomic Application > Flashcards

Microeconomic Application Flashcards

1
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The basic economic problem

A 
Water shortage (India / China)
Food scarcity
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2
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Demand shift right

A

Spanish holidays
Commodities (oil)
Low / no alcohol drink

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3
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Demand shift left

A

Student house as costs of uni are up
Pink papers
Dining in

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4
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Supply shift right

A 
India subsidies (gas, fuel, rice)
Air travel
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5
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Supply shift left

A

fizzy drinks, due to sugar tax
ice cream (vanilla)
Gas / electricity

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6
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PED inelastic

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Cigarettes, alcohol, sugary drinks, fast food
Public transport
Iphone 10
Basic commodities

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PEs ineastic

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Basic commodities
Hethrow / Gatwick flights
Housing

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XED complements

A

Nepresso machine and capsules

Printers and ink

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9
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XED subsitutues

A 
Fast food (burgers)
Smartphones
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10
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Normal goods (YED)

A

Restaurant dining, foreign holidays
designer clothing, theatre
housing renevations

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Inferior goods (YED)

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Fast food, public transport

Staycations, own brand food

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12
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Negative externalities in production

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manufacturing, driving cars, resource depletion

Deforestation

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13
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Postive externalities in production

A

In work training
R and D
Childcare

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14
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Negative externalities in consumption

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Cigarettes, alcohol, excessive sugar intake, chewing gum

Sunbeds, red meat

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15
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Positive externalities in consumption

A

Vaccinations, healthcare, education

Public transport, excersise

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16
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Public goods

A

food defences, roads, bridges, beaches
national parks, road signs
Street lights

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17
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Common access resources

A

seas, air, forest

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18
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Perfect competiton

A

market stalls, tuk tuks

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19
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Highly competitive market

A

Fast food (USO
Cars (EU)
Supermarkets (UK)

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20
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Monopolistic competition

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taxis, clothing, restaurants, hotels

Streaming, coffee shops

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21
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Competitive oligopoly

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Super markets, soft drinks, cars, mobile phones

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22
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Non-competitive oligooly

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Energy, fuel, buses

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23
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Monopoly power

A

google search, durex (80%), merlin attractions
Stage coach, UPS (36%), VW (26%(
Tesco (28%)

24
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Price descrimination

A

Amazon

Rail, airline, ubers (surge pricing

25
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Nation monpoly

A

network rail, utilities, post

26
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Contestable markets

A

Taxis, hotel, fast food, airline, streaming

27
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Loss making companies

A

Blackberry, Toys r Us, New look

28
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Economies of scale

A

energy, supermarkets, technology firms, online retailers

29
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Profit maximisation

A

Pharmaceuticals, electronics (large amount of reinvestment)

30
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Sales maximisation

A

Costa (UK), Netflix, Amazon, Spotify

31
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Corporate social responsibility

A

Disney, starbucks, microsoft, body shop, ben and jerries

32
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Monopoly regulation RPI - x

A

hethrow landing charges

33
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Monopoly regulation RPI + k

A

water, rail providers

34
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Mergers

A

N power / SSE

35
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Monopoly regulation policy merger

A

Sainsburys and Asda

36
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Priviisation

A

Royal mail (2013)

37
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Deregulations

A

Buses (1970s)

38
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Nationalisation

A

proposed by labour party

39
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Demand for labour shift right

A

pilots, air traffic controllers, child minders, app developers

40
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Demand for labour shift left

A

Bank clerks, advertising agencys

41
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WED Labour inelastic

A

Premier league footballers, layer

Plumbers, electricians

42
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WED Labour elastic

A

call centre callers

43
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Supply of labour left

A

low skilled work

44
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Supply of labour right

A

shelf fillers

45
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WES labour inelastic

A

doctors, engineers, accountants, lawyers

46
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WES labour elastic

A

Travel agents, waitresses, driving instructors

47
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Monopsony employment

A

NHS, State schools, walmart, McDonolds

48
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Minimum wage

A

£7.83

49
Q

UK gini coefficient

A

0.34

50
Q

Policies in UK to redistribute income

A 
Tax rich (labour and Australia) 
Transfer payments
Gov spending on education and health
Increase NMW
Northen powerhouse
51
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Indirect tax

A

Cigarette tax, alcohol tax, sugar tax and carbon tax

Debated coffee cups tax

52
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Subsidy

A

Electric cars, solar panels, public transport

R and D, in work training, adult training

53
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Regulation

A 
Bans: smoking advertising
Age limits
Compulsory regulation: nutrition information
Quotoas (fishing)
Innovation regualtion
54
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State provision

A

NHS, state schools (UK)

55
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Tradable pollution permits

A

Kyoto protocol, ETS (UK)

56
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Minimum price

A

Alcohol Scotland (50p)

57
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Maximum price

A

NYC rent control
Energy price cap
Food veeswalia

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