Price Discovery: Supply and Demand · Supply & Demand

Market Equilibrium

The mechanics of price determination and the role of the price mechanism in clearing markets.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do prices act as signals for both consumers and producers?
  2. 2What happens to social surplus when markets are out of balance?
  3. 3What incentives are driving this behavior during a shortage?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Market Models and Economic Structures - Grade 12ON: Price Determination - Grade 12
Grade: Grade 12
Subject: Economics
Unit: Price Discovery: Supply and Demand
Period: Supply & Demand

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