2. Markets

Abstract

‘Markets’ examines markets, looking at demand and supply. The demand curve provides information on how the demand for a given product changes with its price, while the supply curve illustrates the correlation between the product price and quantity available for a given period. The meeting point between the two, in a competitive market, represents the market price. The market price is affected, among other things, by the nature of the product in question, by the availability and price of substitutions (cross-price elasticity), by changing consumer needs and preferences, by innovation, and by consumers’ level of income. There are two types of markets relevant here: the product market and the geographical market.