The Science of Everything Podcast Episode 12: The Price System
Jan 6, 2011
Exploration of how the price system interacts with supply and demand to determine market prices efficiently. Discussion on scarcity as a core economic concern, market failures, and the role of prices in promoting efficiency. Delving into the impact of prices on resource allocation, competition among industries, and how prices convey essential economic information in a free market economy.
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Scarcity Is Economics' Core Problem
- Scarcity means we always want more than we can have.
- Economics studies how to allocate scarce resources efficiently.
How Supply And Demand Set Prices
- Supply and demand together set price and traded quantity.
- The equilibrium occurs where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.
Prices Clear Markets Automatically
- Prices adjust through buyer-seller competition to clear markets.
- Excess supply pushes price down and excess demand bids price up.