No Result
View All Result
SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLES
  • Login
Saturday, October 4, 2025
TheAdviserMagazine.com
  • Home
  • Financial Planning
    • Financial Planning
    • Personal Finance
  • Market Research
    • Business
    • Investing
    • Money
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Trading
  • 401k Plans
  • College
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Estate Plans
  • Social Security
  • Medicare
  • Legal
  • Home
  • Financial Planning
    • Financial Planning
    • Personal Finance
  • Market Research
    • Business
    • Investing
    • Money
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Trading
  • 401k Plans
  • College
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Estate Plans
  • Social Security
  • Medicare
  • Legal
No Result
View All Result
TheAdviserMagazine.com
No Result
View All Result
Home Market Research Economy

Price Controls on Oranges – Econlib

by TheAdviserMagazine
2 months ago
in Economy
Reading Time: 3 mins read
A A
Price Controls on Oranges – Econlib
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LInkedIn


Earlier this week, I posed the following problem in price theory.

The government imposes a binding price ceiling on oranges. But it does not impose any price ceiling on orange juice. After the price ceiling on oranges is imposed, what will happen to the price of orange juice? (Assume a competitive market for oranges.) Show your work.

I said I would post my answer. I also said that I would post a diagram of demand and supply. But the diagram got complicated because there are both demand and supply for oranges and demand and supply for orange juice. And, of course, while oranges are a crucial input into orange juice, oranges are also sold at retail as, simply, oranges.

The good news is that you don’t need to show the demand and supply for orange juice to get the answer. All you need do is recognize that a binding ceiling on oranges will cause the number of oranges produced to fall. That drives the result. You can show that result—the reduced number of oranges produced and sold—on a demand and supply curve for oranges, but you don’t need to. (I did have my students do it.)

When I taught the economics of binding price controls, whether price ceilings or price floors, the way I put it in my last 15 or so years of teaching is, “the short side of the market dominates.” If it’s a price ceiling, then the amount sold in the market is lower than if there’s no price ceiling; the supply side dominates—you can’t buy what no one is selling. If it’s a price floor, the amount sold in the market is lower than if there is no price floor; the demand side dominates—you can’t sell what no one is buying.

Now, back to the issue. With a smaller output of oranges produced, there will be less orange juice. The demand for orange juice is unchanged. (If it does change, it would rise as people realized that oranges are in shorter supply and so they substitute into buying orange juice; but this is a needless complication.) So with an unchanged demand curve for orange juice and reduced supply, the price of orange juice would rise. QED.

One commenter raised questions that are relevant to how much the price of orange juice would rise, but are not relevant to whether it rises.

AMW wrote:

Is this an open or closed economy?  Is it possible to import/export oranges and orange juice?  And how elastic are international supply and demand for oranges and orange juice?

All those are relevant questions for estimating the degree of increase. But let’s say orange producers export in order to avoid domestic price controls. That makes the domestic amount supplied even lower than otherwise and the price increase on orange juice even greater than otherwise.

Henri Hein put it well:

I’m with Jon Murphy and trying to keep it simple. With a price ceiling on oranges, the supply of oranges will fall. Presumably the demand for orange juice (at the price before the change) will remain the same. So the price of orange juice will have to rise.

Postcript:

One way to think about the problem is to think about the market for cars in 1946, after the U.S. government started allowing domestic car manufacturers to once again produce cars for the domestic market. Either car producers were hesitant to raise prices or remaining price controls forbade them from raising prices; I’ve forgotten which.

Either way, prices for new cars did not clear the market. So some car buyers would buy a car and “flip” it, that is, immediately sell at a higher price than they paid. Think of orange juice producers as “flipping” oranges.



Source link

Tags: controlsEconlibOrangesPrice
ShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Forget 10,000 Steps. It Only Takes This Many to Cut the Risk of Early Death.

Next Post

Index Ventures’ Jahanvi Sardana shares the truth about TAM and what founders should focus on instead

Related Posts

edit post
Individualism and the Violence of the Identitarian Left

Individualism and the Violence of the Identitarian Left

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 4, 2025
0

Many people were shocked to see the identitarian left erupting in ghoulish celebration when news broke that Charlie Kirk had...

edit post
Henry Moon Pie: Time to Support a Reader-Supporting Site

Henry Moon Pie: Time to Support a Reader-Supporting Site

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 4, 2025
0

By Henry Moon Pie I started getting my news online twenty-five years ago in the wake of Bush v. Gore...

edit post
Market Talk – October 3, 2025

Market Talk – October 3, 2025

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 3, 2025
0

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 832.77 points or 1.85% to...

edit post
The job market slowdown is hitting recent college grads hard

The job market slowdown is hitting recent college grads hard

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 3, 2025
0

Students wait in line before the start a career fair at the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering in...

edit post
The shutdown meant no jobs report. Here’s what it would have said about the economy

The shutdown meant no jobs report. Here’s what it would have said about the economy

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 3, 2025
0

Recruiters speak to job seekers at the Appalachian State University internship and job fair in Boone, North Carolina, US, on...

edit post
Coffee Break: Vaccines Continued, Ancient Art, Renewables, Ignis Fatuus Explained, Good Sleep, and Jane Goodall

Coffee Break: Vaccines Continued, Ancient Art, Renewables, Ignis Fatuus Explained, Good Sleep, and Jane Goodall

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 3, 2025
0

This is Naked Capitalism fundraising week. 752 donors have already invested in our efforts to combat corruption and predatory conduct,...

Next Post
edit post
Index Ventures’ Jahanvi Sardana shares the truth about TAM and what founders should focus on instead

Index Ventures’ Jahanvi Sardana shares the truth about TAM and what founders should focus on instead

edit post
ETHA Gains 5M as Ethereum ETF Surges 3.2% in Assets

ETHA Gains $325M as Ethereum ETF Surges 3.2% in Assets

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
edit post
What Happens If a Spouse Dies Without a Will in North Carolina?

What Happens If a Spouse Dies Without a Will in North Carolina?

September 14, 2025
edit post
California May Reimplement Mask Mandates

California May Reimplement Mask Mandates

September 5, 2025
edit post
Does a Will Need to Be Notarized in North Carolina?

Does a Will Need to Be Notarized in North Carolina?

September 8, 2025
edit post
DACA recipients no longer eligible for Marketplace health insurance and subsidies

DACA recipients no longer eligible for Marketplace health insurance and subsidies

September 11, 2025
edit post
‘Quiet luxury’ is coming for the housing market, The Corcoran Group CEO says. It’s not just the Hamptons, Aspen, and Miami anymore

‘Quiet luxury’ is coming for the housing market, The Corcoran Group CEO says. It’s not just the Hamptons, Aspen, and Miami anymore

September 9, 2025
edit post
Tips to Apply for Mental Health SSDI Without Therapy

Tips to Apply for Mental Health SSDI Without Therapy

September 19, 2025
edit post
During a White House meeting, Hakeem Jeffries spotted a ‘Trump 2028’ hat and asked JD Vance ‘Hey, bro, you got a problem with this?’

During a White House meeting, Hakeem Jeffries spotted a ‘Trump 2028’ hat and asked JD Vance ‘Hey, bro, you got a problem with this?’

0
edit post
Inside the uranium plant at the center of U.S. plans to expand nuclear power

Inside the uranium plant at the center of U.S. plans to expand nuclear power

0
edit post
Walmart’s bold move in logistics

Walmart’s bold move in logistics

0
edit post
Taiwan Declines US Demand To Offshore Chip Production

Taiwan Declines US Demand To Offshore Chip Production

0
edit post
Robert Kiyosaki Wants to Vomit as Buffett Words Signal Crash Ahead, Doubles Down on Bitcoin

Robert Kiyosaki Wants to Vomit as Buffett Words Signal Crash Ahead, Doubles Down on Bitcoin

0
edit post
When the Choir Dies Out: How Religious Life Changes After Loss of Spouse

When the Choir Dies Out: How Religious Life Changes After Loss of Spouse

0
edit post
Robert Kiyosaki Wants to Vomit as Buffett Words Signal Crash Ahead, Doubles Down on Bitcoin

Robert Kiyosaki Wants to Vomit as Buffett Words Signal Crash Ahead, Doubles Down on Bitcoin

October 4, 2025
edit post
During a White House meeting, Hakeem Jeffries spotted a ‘Trump 2028’ hat and asked JD Vance ‘Hey, bro, you got a problem with this?’

During a White House meeting, Hakeem Jeffries spotted a ‘Trump 2028’ hat and asked JD Vance ‘Hey, bro, you got a problem with this?’

October 4, 2025
edit post
Stablecoin Yield Means Banks Must Now offer Customers Real Interest

Stablecoin Yield Means Banks Must Now offer Customers Real Interest

October 4, 2025
edit post
Trump to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard ahead of expected deployment to Democratic state

Trump to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard ahead of expected deployment to Democratic state

October 4, 2025
edit post
Our Favorite Zucchini Bread Recipe

Our Favorite Zucchini Bread Recipe

October 4, 2025
edit post
Spot crypto ETFs outperform trusts and strategy funds (BTC-USD:Cryptocurrency)

Spot crypto ETFs outperform trusts and strategy funds (BTC-USD:Cryptocurrency)

October 4, 2025
The Adviser Magazine

The first and only national digital and print magazine that connects individuals, families, and businesses to Fee-Only financial advisers, accountants, attorneys and college guidance counselors.

CATEGORIES

  • 401k Plans
  • Business
  • College
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Economy
  • Estate Plans
  • Financial Planning
  • Investing
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Legal
  • Market Analysis
  • Markets
  • Medicare
  • Money
  • Personal Finance
  • Social Security
  • Startups
  • Stock Market
  • Trading

LATEST UPDATES

  • Robert Kiyosaki Wants to Vomit as Buffett Words Signal Crash Ahead, Doubles Down on Bitcoin
  • During a White House meeting, Hakeem Jeffries spotted a ‘Trump 2028’ hat and asked JD Vance ‘Hey, bro, you got a problem with this?’
  • Stablecoin Yield Means Banks Must Now offer Customers Real Interest
  • Our Great Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use, Legal Notices & Disclosures
  • Contact us
  • About Us

© Copyright 2024 All Rights Reserved
See articles for original source and related links to external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Financial Planning
    • Financial Planning
    • Personal Finance
  • Market Research
    • Business
    • Investing
    • Money
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Trading
  • 401k Plans
  • College
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Estate Plans
  • Social Security
  • Medicare
  • Legal

© Copyright 2024 All Rights Reserved
See articles for original source and related links to external sites.