Microeconomics

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - Microeconomics - introduction
2. 1.1 Competitive Markets: Demand and Supply
3. 1.1 Competitive Markets: Demand and Supply - notes
4. 1.1 Competitive markets - questions
   1. Market structures - self-test questions
   2. Market structure - short answer
   3. Price as a signal - short answer
   4. Demand - self-test questions
   5. Demand - short answer
   6. Supply - short answer
   7. Demand and supply - short answer
   8. Markets and prices - self-test questions
   9. Market equilibrium - numerical
   10. Demand and supply - data response
   11. High Food Prices
   12. Oil - the rise and rise
   13. New Zealand dairy prices increase
   14. Orange juice will soon be a luxury
   15. The true face of global warming
   16. How much is a 2p worth? Actually 3p
   17. Labour mobility
5. 1.1 Competitive markets - simulations and activities
6. 1.2 Elasticities
7. 1.2 Elasticities - notes
8. Section 1.2 Elasticities - questions
9. Section 1.2 Elasticities - simulations and activities
10. 1.3 Government intervention
11. 1.3 Government Intervention - notes
12. 1.3 Government intervention - questions
13. 1.3 Government intervention - simulations and activities
14. 1.4 Market failure
15. 1.4 Market failure - notes
16. Section 1.4 Market failure - questions
17. Section 1.4 Market failure - simulations and activities
18. 1.5 Theory of the firm
19. 1.5 Theory of the firm - notes (HL only)
20. Section 1.5 Theory of the firm - questions
21. Section 1.5 Theory of the firm - simulations and activities
22. Print View

Market structure - short answer -

You can skip this for now as it is Theory of the firm

Question 1

Discuss three different ways that firms can compete.

Question 2

Why do firms do research?

Question 3

Distinguish between short run and long run advantages to a firm of competition.

Question 4

Distinguish between short run and long run advantages to a consumer of competition.

Question 5

What is the driving force behind the research done by firms?