Consumer and producer surplus, indirect taxes and subsidies, and the costs and revenues of firms.
Consumer and producer surplus
- Consumer surplus — the difference between what consumers are willing to pay and what they actually pay (area below the demand curve, above price).
- Producer surplus — the difference between the price received and the minimum producers would accept (area above supply, below price).
Together they measure welfare in a market.
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