References: Market Equilibrium

1. Economic Equilibrium - Wikipedia - Explains how markets reach a balance point where quantity supplied equals quantity demanded, and the forces that push markets toward equilibrium.

2. Price Controls - Wikipedia - Covers price ceilings and price floors, their historical use, and economic consequences including shortages, surpluses, and market distortions.

3. Deadweight Loss - Wikipedia - Describes the efficiency loss that occurs when markets are prevented from reaching equilibrium through taxes, price controls, or other interventions.

4. Principles of Economics (9th Edition) - N. Gregory Mankiw - Cengage Learning - Excellent textbook treatment of market equilibrium, the price mechanism, tax incidence, and welfare analysis with clear graphical explanations.

5. Price Theory and Applications (9th Edition) - Steven Landsburg - Cengage Learning - Insightful coverage of how prices coordinate economic activity, with engaging examples of equilibrium, surplus analysis, and tax effects.

6. Price Controls - Concise Encyclopedia of Economics - Expert analysis of rent controls, minimum wages, and other price interventions, explaining why economists generally oppose them.

7. Taxes - Concise Encyclopedia of Economics - Covers tax incidence and how taxes affect market outcomes, explaining why the burden of a tax does not always fall on who pays it.

8. Federal Funds Effective Rate - Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - Key interest rate data showing how the most important price in the economy is determined and how it affects all other markets.

9. Median Sales Price of Houses Sold - Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - Housing price data that illustrates real-world market equilibrium and how supply and demand shifts affect prices over time.

10. Total Tax Revenue as Percent of GDP - Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - Data showing how much tax revenue the government collects relative to economic output, useful for understanding tax incidence at scale.