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From the Firm’s Factor Demand to the Market’s Factor

Demand 184

Labor Supply, Demand, and the Equilibrium Wage 184

REVIEW AND PRACTICE 186

APPENDIX: Indifference Curves and the Labor Supply

Decision 188

Deciding Whether to Work 188

CHAPTER 9 CAPITAL MARKETS 191

Supply in the Capital Market 191

The Household Decision to Save 192

THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST: Wealth

Distribution and Interest Rates 197

INTERNET CONNECTION: Household Saving 198

CASE IN POINT: Why is the U.S. Saving Rate So Low?

198

Demand in the Capital Market 200

A Behavioral Perspective on Saving 202

Education and Human Capital 203

e-INSIGHT: Financing the New Economy 205

Education and Economic Trade-Offs 206

The Basic Competitive Model 206

REVIEW AND PRACTICE 207

APPENDIX A: Indifference Curves and the Saving

Decision 209

Deciding How Much to Save 209

Changing the Interest Rate 210

APPENDIX B: Calculating Present Discounted Value 211

CHAPTER 10 THE EFFICIENCY OF COMPETITIVE

MARKETS 215

Competitive Markets and Economic Efficiency 216

Consumer and Producer Surplus 217

FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPETITIVE MARKETS 1:

Households and Firms are Price Takers 218

FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPETITIVE MARKETS 2:

The Equilibrium Price Maximizes Consumer Plus

Producer Surplus 219

INTERNET CONNECTION: Digital Economist 219

Taxes and Efficiency 220

Efficiency 221

Pareto Efficiency 222

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