Consumer Choice, Income and Substitution Effect, Microeconomics
Whenever policy makers want to measure the impact of a change in prices on consumers, welfare analysis comes into play. Given that reforms adopted can either create or destroy value, an assessment is needed of whether the measure taken will increase or decrease the...
Consumer Choice, Microeconomics, Optimum Consumption
So after studying all of the previous topics which had given preferences and budget constraints, how do consumers choose what to buy? Consumers choose a combination of goods that will maximize their satisfaction, given the budget available to them. The maximizing...
Consumer Choice, Indifference Curve, Microeconomics
The shapes of indifference curves describe how a consumer is willing to substitute one good for another In the Graph above: A to B, gives 6 clothing to get 1 food D to E, gives 2 clothing to get 1 food The more clothing and less food a person has, so the more clothing...
Consumer Choice, Indifference Curve, Microeconomics
This article includes the objectives of explaining Indifference curve characteristics. In our last article, we defined and graphically explained the concept of the indifference curve. Downward or upward indifference curve? The Indifference curves slope downward to...
Consumer Choice, Indifference Curve, Microeconomics
We discussed consumer choice/preference in our previous article where we talked about how consumer preference can be represented graphically using indifference curves. This article will provide all the details related to an Indifference curve that explains the...
Consumer Choice, Theory and Preferences
Consumer choice is one of the fundamental topics in Microeconomics. Consider a product that you are about to launch in the market. It is an edible product that you know consumers would consumer but how much should you charge? and how much can you provide at the price...
Budget Line, Consumer Choice, Microeconomics
As we know, income and prices can change and as incomes and prices change, there are changes in budget lines. So, we can show the effects of these changes on budget lines and consumer choices The Effects of Changes in Income An increase in income causes the budget...
Budget Line, Consumer Choice, Microeconomics
Preferences do not explain all of consumer behavior. There are probably a lot of other factors as well. Budget constraints also limit an individual’s ability to consume in light of the prices they must pay for various goods and services. In other words, a consumer...
Consumer Choice, Microeconomics, Utility
Although the theory of consumer choice does not require us to assign a numerical value to the level of satisfaction that a consumer receives from consuming a good or service, it is useful to attach a number to this satisfaction level that we call utility. Utility...
