10. Income and Substitution Effects

In this video, I graphically decompose the effects of a price change into income and substitution effects. In particular, I demonstrate how to do a Hicks Decomposition with compensating variation.


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[meldgod]

Nice video! - I would really appreciate this "walk-through" for an inferior good, and maybe a giffen good too..

[intromediateecon]

@meldgod My video on Giffen Goods (video 11) includes (among other things) a walk through of the income and substitution effects of the Giffen case. You could also take that as an example of an inferior good (albeit... a really inferior good).

[2neverstoplearning]

is it true that hicksian demand cause substitution effects and when income increase there is no hicksian demand curve because of people don't want to fall their utility when they have lot income?

thank you

[intromediateecon]

@2neverstoplearning It is true that Hicksian demand only accounts for the substitution effect. That's because a Hicksian demand curve is derived by thinking about the expenditure minimizing bundle to attain a target utility level. In other words, utility is held constant along a Hicksian demand curve. For more info, see my lecture on the Slutsky equation (Lecture 11A).

[2neverstoplearning]

if the indifference curve for perfect subtitues goods and the price of one goods fall and income raise any hicksian demand curve in this situation? and how about function of lagrange, i ever read lagrange related to determine both hicksian and marshallian demand curve, i don't understand how to use lagrange for that function

thank you for you

[intromediateecon]

@2neverstoplearning I'm not sure what you mean to ask here. For perfect substitutes, it is often not the best idea to use a Lagrangian. Rigorous graphical analysis is usually a better idea.

For a standard (Cobb-Douglas production function cost minimization) Lagrangian problem, see my Lecture 17A. That's not for the case of perfect substitutes, but it might solidify your understanding of Lagrangians.

[reedrletsu]

Thank you for the video. I have probably watched it five times to learn it for my home work, and right before my test!

[firechixen]

thanks for your efforts



[taconight2night]

Hell yeah, this hooked me up just in time for my mid term, in about an hr!

[artyvv]

thanks mate! really appreciate the vid!



[musicaltourettes]

Great video, a tripod for the camera would be a great investment though!

[JamoeMills]

Good Video, but a tripod would be a good idea =/

[makeiteasyable]

ur the best.

[andersbuer]

Substitution effect = move along the indifference curve. Income effect = change in utility (shift between indifference curves)

[Hiiiphop]

Hello, I just want to say that this is simply brilliant. My lecturers at the university need to learn from you. So simple that I understood it straight away. I have been trying to understand this for some time and this allows me to do just that. Even the text books are so compolicated.

Fantastic work!

[alexyaz100]

Thanks You helped me out a lot with all your videos keep it up