Mixed Economic System
Overview
Almost every country today runs a mixed economy: markets do most of the allocating, but the government steps in to fix what markets get wrong. How far it should step in is one of the great debates in economics.
In this lesson you will weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the mixed system and study the main tools a government uses to intervene: maximum and minimum prices, indirect taxes, subsidies, regulation, privatisation, nationalisation, direct provision and quotas. By the end you will be able to judge when intervention helps and when it harms.
Objectives
- advantages of the mixed economic system
- disadvantages of the mixed economic system
- definitions, drawing and interpretation of diagrams, advantages and disadvantages of: - maximum and minimum prices in product markets - indirect taxation - subsidies
- definitions, advantages and disadvantages of: - regulation - privatisation - nationalisation - direct provision of goods and services - quotas, e.g. for the extraction of natural resources
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- A maximum price set below the equilibrium price will cause: A. a surplus B. a shortage (excess demand) C. no change D. higher supply Answer: B
- An indirect tax on a good will: A. shift the demand curve right B. shift the supply curve left, raising price C. shift the supply curve right D. lower the price Answer: B
- Transferring a business from government ownership to private ownership is called: A. nationalisation B. regulation C. privatisation D. direct provision Answer: C
- A minimum price set above the equilibrium price causes: A. a shortage B. a surplus (excess supply) C. no effect D. lower supply Answer: B
- Which is an advantage of a subsidy on public transport? A. it raises the price of travel B. it reduces government spending C. it lowers the price and increases use D. it shifts supply to the left Answer: C
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The Market System as an Efficient Mechanism for Information
Apply demand and supply models to analyze prices and quantities
"Principles of Economics 2e: The Market System as an Efficient Mechanism for Information" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-2e/pages/4-3-the-market-system-as-an-efficient-mechanism-for-information. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-2e/pages/1-introduction
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How To Organize Economies: An Overview of Economic Systems
Contrast traditional economies, command economies, and market economies
"Principles of Economics 2e: How To Organize Economies: An Overview of Economic Systems" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-2e/pages/1-4-how-to-organize-economies-an-overview-of-economic-systems. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-2e/pages/1-introduction
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