State the features of Micro-Economics.
Microeconomics thus deals with a small part of the national economy. It studies the economic actions and behaviour of individual units such as an individual consumer, individual producer or a firm, the price of a particular commodity or a factor, etc.
Features of Micro-Economics
1) Study of Individual Units: Microeconomics is the study of the behaviour of small individual economic units, like an individual firm, individual prices, individual households etc.
2) Price Theory:Microeconomics deals with the determination of the prices of goods and services as well as factors of production. Hence, it is known as price theory.
3) Partial Equilibrium:Equilibrium is the balance between two factors. The microeconomic analysis deals with partial equilibrium which analyses the equilibrium position of an individual economic unit i.e. individual consumer, individual firm, individual industry etc. It isolates an individual unit from other forces and studies its equilibrium independently.
4) Based on Certain Assumptions: Microeconomics begins with the fundamental assumption, “Other things remaining constant” (Ceteris Paribus) such as perfect competition, laissez-faire policy, pure capitalism, full employment etc. These assumptions make the analysis simple.
5) Slicing Method: Microeconomics uses slicing method. It splits or divides the whole economy into small individual units and then studies each unit separately in detail. For example, the study of individual income out of national income, the study of individual demand out of aggregate demand etc.
6) Use of Marginalism Principle: The concept of Marginalism is the key tool of microeconomic analysis. The term ‘marginal’ means change brought in total by an additional unit. Marginal analysis helps to study a variable through the changes.Producers and consumers make economic decisions using this principle.
Features of Micro-Economics
1) Study of Individual Units: Microeconomics is the study of the behaviour of small individual economic units, like an individual firm, individual prices, individual households etc.
2) Price Theory:Microeconomics deals with the determination of the prices of goods and services as well as factors of production. Hence, it is known as price theory.
3) Partial Equilibrium:Equilibrium is the balance between two factors. The microeconomic analysis deals with partial equilibrium which analyses the equilibrium position of an individual economic unit i.e. individual consumer, individual firm, individual industry etc. It isolates an individual unit from other forces and studies its equilibrium independently.
4) Based on Certain Assumptions: Microeconomics begins with the fundamental assumption, “Other things remaining constant” (Ceteris Paribus) such as perfect competition, laissez-faire policy, pure capitalism, full employment etc. These assumptions make the analysis simple.
5) Slicing Method: Microeconomics uses slicing method. It splits or divides the whole economy into small individual units and then studies each unit separately in detail. For example, the study of individual income out of national income, the study of individual demand out of aggregate demand etc.
6) Use of Marginalism Principle: The concept of Marginalism is the key tool of microeconomic analysis. The term ‘marginal’ means change brought in total by an additional unit. Marginal analysis helps to study a variable through the changes.Producers and consumers make economic decisions using this principle.
