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The Nature of Markets - How Factors Affect Demand and Supply

Once you have correctly separated the factors out in the previous activity, print out the table below to explain what effect you think it will have on the demand or the supply of a good. We have done one for you as an example.

FactorEffect
IncomeThis will affect demand. If people are paid more, then they are likely to increase demand for a good or service. If their income falls, then they will be likely to reduce their demand for goods and services.
Climate 
Age 
Technology 
Price of substitutes 
Expectations of producers 
Advertising 
Taste 
Cost of production 
Fashion 
Nature 
Quality 
Size of the population 
Price of complements 

A flooded field

Image: Natural disasters like floods and hurricanes can have a major effect on the supply of many different types of goods - farmers can have their crops badly damaged, frost can kill off young fruit, and Hurricane Katrina recently had a major effect on the world supply of oil. Copyright: Eddie Wheel, from stock.xchng.

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