indifference curve analysis
1Indifference curve — In microeconomic theory, an indifference curve is a graph showing different bundles of goods, each measured as to quantity, between which a consumer is indifferent. That is, at each point on the curve, the consumer has no preference for one… …
2Contract curve — Blue contract curve showing points of tangency of indifference curves in an Edgeworth box In microeconomics, the contract curve is the set of points, representing final allocations of two goods between two people, that could occur as a result of… …
3Demand curve — An example of a demand curve shifting In economics, the demand curve is the graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity, and the amount of it that consumers are willing and able to purchase at that given price. It is …
4Marginalism — Economics …
5Consumer choice — Economics …
6Marginal utility — In economics, the marginal utility of a good or service is the utility gained (or lost) from an increase (or decrease) in the consumption of that good or service. Economists sometimes speak of a law of diminishing marginal utility, meaning that… …
7utility and value — ▪ economics Introduction in economics, the determination of the prices of goods and services. The modern industrial economy is characterized by a high degree of interdependence of its parts. The supplier of components or raw materials …
8Welfare economics — Economics …
9Non-convexity (economics) — In economics, non convexity refers to violations of the convexity assumptions of elementary economics. Basic economics textbooks concentrate on consumers with convex preferences (that do not prefer extremes to in between values) and convex budget …
10Marginal rate of substitution — In economics, the marginal rate of substitution is the rate at which a consumer is ready to give up one good in exchange for another good while maintaining the same level of utility. Contents 1 Marginal rate of substitution as the slope of… …
