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Cambridge AS & A Level Economics

7.2Indifference curves and budget lines

Indifference curves and budget lines in Cambridge AS & A Level Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

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  1. 7.2.1Explain an indifference curve and a budget line.
  2. 7.2.2Explain the causes of a shift in the budget line.
  3. 7.2.3Explain income, substitution and price effects for normal, inferior and Giffen goods.
  4. 7.2.4Evaluate the model of indifference curves.

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  • Indifference curves, budget lines and the income and substitution effects

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Indifference curves and budget lines: sample question

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Which statement about indifference curves is correct?

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