1. The Market Forces of Supply and Demand
Chapter 4

2. Competitive Market
Lots of buyers and sellers dealing in identical goods.

3. Figure 1 Catherine’s Demand Schedule and Demand Curve

4. Figure 2 Market Demand as the Sum of Individual Demands

5. Figure 3 Shifts in the Demand Curve

6. Shift Factors for Demand
Income.
Prices of related goods (substitutes and complements).
Tastes.
Expectations.
Number of buyers.

7. Figure 4 Shifts in the Demand Curve versus Movements along the Demand Curve

8. Figure 5 Ben’s Supply Schedule and Supply Curve (Catch the error in this slide!)

9. Figure 6 Market Supply as the Sum of Individual Supplies

10. Figure 6 Market Supply as the Sum of Individual Supplies

11. Figure 7 Shifts in the Supply Curve

12. Shift Factors for Supply
Input prices.
Technology.
Expectations.
Number of sellers.

13. Figure 8 The Equilibrium of Supply and Demand

14. Figure 9 Markets Not in Equilibrium

15. A Three-Step Program for Analyzing Changes in Equilibrium
Decide whether the event shifts the supply or demand curve (or perhaps both).
Decide in which direction the curve shifts.
Use the supply-and-demand to see how the shift changes the equilibrium price and quantity.

16. Figure 10 How an Increase in Demand Affects the Equilibrium

17. Figure 11 How a Decrease in Supply Affects the Equilibrium

18. Figure 12 A Shift in Both Supply and Demand