Review of the previous lecture A consumer’s budget constraint shows the possible combinations of different goods he can buy given his income and the prices.

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Review of the previous lecture A consumer’s budget constraint shows the possible combinations of different goods he can buy given his income and the prices of the goods. The slope of the budget constraint equals the relative price of the goods. The consumer’s indifference curves represent his preferences. Points on higher indifference curves are preferred to points on lower indifference curves. The slope of an indifference curve at any point is the consumer’s marginal rate of substitution. The consumer optimizes by choosing the point on his budget constraint that lies on the highest indifference curve.

Lecture 6 The theory of consumer choice - II Instructor: Prof.Dr.Qaisar Abbas Course code: ECO 400

Lecture Outline 1.Optimal choices 2.Income effect on consumer choice 3.Price effect on consumer choice 4.Income and substitution effect

Optimization: what the consumer chooses Consumers want to get the combination of goods on the highest possible indifference curve. However, the consumer must also end up on or below his budget constraint. The Consumer’s Optimal Choices Combining the indifference curve and the budget constraint determines the consumer’s optimal choice. Consumer optimum occurs at the point where the highest indifference curve and the budget constraint are tangent. The consumer chooses consumption of the two goods so that the marginal rate of substitution equals the relative price. At the consumer’s optimum, the consumer’s valuation of the two goods equals the market’s valuation.

The Consumer’s Optimum

Income Affect the Consumer’s Choices How Changes in Income Affect the Consumer’s Choices An increase in income shifts the budget constraint outward. The consumer is able to choose a better combination of goods on a higher indifference curve. An Increase in Income

Income Affect the Consumer’s Choices Normal versus Inferior Goods If a consumer buys more of a good when his or her income rises, the good is called a normal good. If a consumer buys less of a good when his or her income rises, the good is called an inferior good. An Inferior Good

Prices Affect on Consumer Choices A fall in the price of any good rotates the budget constraint outward and changes the slope of the budget constraint. A Change in Price

Income and Substitution Effects A price change has two effects on consumption. The Income Effect The income effect is the change in consumption that results when a price change moves the consumer to a higher or lower indifference curve. The Substitution Effect The substitution effect is the change in consumption that results when a price change moves the consumer along an indifference curve to a point with a different marginal rate of substitution A Change in Price: Substitution Effect A price change first causes the consumer to move from one point on an indifference curve to another on the same curve. Illustrated by movement from point A to point B. A Change in Price: Income Effect After moving from one point to another on the same curve, the consumer will move to another indifference curve. Illustrated by movement from point B to point C.

Income and Substitution Effects

Income and Substitution Effects When the Price of Pepsi Falls

Deriving the Demand Curve A consumer’s demand curve can be viewed as a summary of the optimal decisions that arise from his or her budget constraint and indifference curves.

Three applications Do all demand curves slope downward? Demand curves can sometimes slope upward. This happens when a consumer buys more of a good when its price rises. Giffen goods Economists use the term Giffen good to describe a good that violates the law of demand. Giffen goods are goods for which an increase in the price raises the quantity demanded. The income effect dominates the substitution effect. They have demand curves that slope upwards. A giffen good

Three applications How do wages affect labor supply? If the substitution effect is greater than the income effect for the worker, he or she works more. If income effect is greater than the substitution effect, he or she works less. The Work-Leisure Decision

An Increase in the Wage

Three applications How do interest rates affect household saving? If the substitution effect of a higher interest rate is greater than the income effect, households save more. If the income effect of a higher interest rate is greater than the substitution effect, households save less. The Consumption-Saving Decision

Three applications An Increase in the Interest Rate Thus, an increase in the interest rate could either encourage or discourage saving.

Summary The consumer optimizes by choosing the point on his budget constraint that lies on the highest indifference curve. When the price of a good falls, the impact on the consumer’s choices can be broken down into an income effect and a substitution effect. The income effect is the change in consumption that arises because a lower price makes the consumer better off. The income effect is reflected by the movement from a lower to a higher indifference curve.

Summary The substitution effect is the change in consumption that arises because a price change encourages greater consumption of the good that has become relatively cheaper. The substitution effect is reflected by a movement along an indifference curve to a point with a different slope. The theory of consumer choice can explain: –Why demand curves can potentially slope upward. –How wages affect labor supply. –How interest rates affect household saving.