Price Determination in a Competitive Market (AQA A-Level Economics): Flashcards

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Determinants of Demand
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Effective demand

Desire for a good backed by ability to pay

Law of demand

As price falls, quantity demanded rises; vice versa

What causes movement along demand curve?

Change in the good's own price

What causes shift of demand curve?

Change in factors other than price

Substitute goods

Alternative products for same purpose (e.g., tea & coffee)

Complementary goods

Products consumed together (e.g., cars & petrol)

Normal good

Demand increases as income rises

Inferior good

Demand decreases as income rises

Market demand

Total quantity all consumers want to buy at different prices

Ceteris paribus

'Other things being equal' assumption

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