Quiz for:
Microeconomics: Introduction, Supply & Demand

Question 1

What is microeconomics primarily concerned with?

Question 2

What is 'Positive Analysis' in economics?

Question 3

What typically results from high equilibrium prices in markets like the eBay kidney auction?

Question 4

In terms of graph representation, how is the equilibrium price determined?

Question 5

What is the significance of the principle 'All models are wrong but some are useful' in economics?

Question 6

In a supply and demand graph, what does the supply curve represent?

Question 7

Which type of analysis would examine the fairness of market outcomes?

Question 8

What is one of the main differences between a command economy and a capitalistic economy?

Question 9

What does 'Normative Analysis' deal with in economics?

Question 10

What is a constrained optimization exercise in the context of microeconomics?

Question 11

What is the main concept behind 'Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand'?

Question 12

Why might behavioral economics be integrated into a microeconomics course?

Question 13

Why is the ‘Water-Diamonds Paradox’ significant in Microeconomics?

Question 14

Which of the following best describes a capitalistic economy?

Question 15

What does the term 'opportunity cost' refer to in microeconomics?