Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn how supply and demand shape pricing in this 6:41 minute video lesson on coffee economics.

Supply and demand are the two forces that decide what we produce, buy and consume. Supply refers to the number of things that sellers make at a certain price. Demand refers to how many goods and services consumers buy at a certain price. And if you go out and get a cup of coffee for $3, it's because the two forces met at this price following a phenomenon known as emergent order.

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COLLABORATORS
Script: Jonas Koblin and Jonas Jaquet
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Mithrilda
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Oran Charoenlap
Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda
Creative Director: Selina Bador
Production Assistant: Bianka
Proofreading: Susan

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SOURCES
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand
econlib.org/library/Topics/College/supplyanddemand.html
investopedia.com/terms/l/law-of-supply-demand.asp

CLASSROOM EXERCISE
Ask your students to search for a Coffee Price Chart and you’ll find a graph showing the price of coffee in US Dollars. Then ask them to find out:
What’s the price of one kilogram of coffee today?
What do they think are the reasons that have caused the price to fluctuate in the past 5 years?

In addition you may challenge them to search for three coffee shops in the neighborhood that charge their customers different prices. Which one sells their coffee expensive and which one cheap? Was that price really set by the owner of the shop, or is it the result of constant changes in supply and demand — and the final price the phenomenon of an emergent order?

CHAPTER
00:00 Introduction
00:28 The force of coffee price
01:03 Understanding supply and demand
02:58 Influenced factor
04:11 Emergent order
04:33 Quantity demanded vs demand
05:28 Assignment
05:51 Patron's credits
06:00 Ending

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