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price consumption curve
curve tracing the utility-maximizing combinations of two goods as the price of one changes.
individual demand curve
Curve relating the quantity of a good that a single consumer will buy to its price.
income-consumption curve
Curve tracing the utility-maximizing combinations of two goods as a consumer's income changes.
Engel curve
Curve relating the quantity of a good consumed to income.
Substitution effect
Change in consumption of a good associated with a change in its price, with the level of utility held constant
income effect
change in consumption of a good resulting from an increase in purchasing power, with relative prices held constant
market demand curve
Curve relating the quantity of a good that all consumers in a market will buy to its price.
isoelastic demand curve
demand curve with a constant price elasticity
consumer surplus
difference between what a consumer is willing to pay for a good and the amount actually paid (the total benefit from the consumption of a product, less the total cost of purchasing it)
network externality
When each individual's demand depends on the purchases of other individuals.
bandwagoon effect
positive network externality in which a consumer wishes to possess a good in part because others do.
snob effect
negative network externality in which a consumer wishes to own an exclusive or unique good.