Despite the banning, though I don’t think it would be a problem in the industries that doesn’t necessarily mean that the demand of cupcakes will decrease, thus lowering the equilibrium price. The schoolkids can always purchase cupcakes after school, and they are also not the only consumers of cupcakes. In fact, cupcakes can be pretty inelastic as it may fall under the category of addiction - and therefore the consumers will continue to buy a consistent amount of it no matter the restrictions. Also, because cupcakes are a very specific type of product, the closeness of substitutes is pretty distant, although products like candies do match with the sweetness of the cupcakes; this further makes them inelastic. The scenario is pretty similar to that of the cigarettes in Korea; although the government increased the cigarette price, the consumption of cigarattes doesn’t seem to cease at all at this point.

Well, it would help the substitute product for cupcake a lot, I’m sure. Because cupcake is
now totally unavailable, cupcake-lovers would probably look for a replacement, something
that taste similar to cupcakes (and they WISH they would just be good and sit around getting
healthier), increasing the demand for those products (more buyers). So before the law was
implemented, the suppliers of cupcakes will probably be preparing to supply, oh I don’t
know, some other junk food. In the end…it seems like nothing would change and banning
cupcakes is a total waste of time, really.

The solution to that might be for them to ban all junk food in general: chocolates, chips,
icecreams, sodas, etc. Now THAT would make a difference. But I DARE THEM TO TRY.

I think that this article is deliberately being written in order to cause people such as high schoolers to get angry, thus expressing their anger by buying more cupcakes. It is very likely that this article/tabloid is funded by cupcake producers to stimulate increase demand for cupcakes, making their cause a great success.

The publicity about cupcakes being unhealthy will cause a decrease in demand because of consumer expectations or other.

The demand curve will shift left and, the equilibrium price, the equilibrium price and quantity of cupcakes will decrease.

Having a lower price has several possible implications. If this decrease in price causes cupcake companies to go bankrupt then there will also be other big implications.

First off, if these companies shut down, lots of employees will be made jobless. 2ndly, if these companies do shut down, companies that sell complements to cupcakes, such as sprinkles or frosting, will suffer too.

Also, if cupcakes are substitutes for other deserts, people may choose to buy cupcakes due to the substitute effect.

Looking at this issue from an ordinary perspective, I think schools and society should not be blamed for an individual’s bad decisions. It’s ultimately the child’s choice whether or not he eats a cupcake. If he chooses to have it then ihe lacks decision making skills.

So, this leads me to my next point, that students should be taught how to make good decisions at an early age so they can maximize their efficiency. In this case they won’t eat cupcakes and die of diabetes, so they can do more with their life.

econ is the key to life

To determine the affect of cupcake banning, it is crucial to examine the demand and supply of cupcake in America. As it says in the article, demand for cupcake is huge. It is highly popular food in America, it is considered a “mom-in-an-apron food, happy food”, it is more preferrable than its subsitutes communal cakes, and it is enjoyed by almost all Americans of all age. As for supply, cupcake is inexpensive and easy to make, its ingredients are highly cheap and common to buy, and it is made by most of the mothers in America. With both demand and supply high, the quantity of cupcake will be huge and its price would be cheap. This will result in high rate of children obesity and diabetes.

After the government influence and also school regulations on cupcake banning, the number of cupcakes would decrease. Normally, this would be done by setting a price ceiling on cupcakes so the quantity supplied of cupcakes would decrease. The result of a massive shortage of cupcakes would then be solved by the government by decreasing the demand for cupcakes by introducing other substitutes that will appeal to Americans. However, in the case of cupcakes, the shortage of cupcakes would only be replenshied by american mothers baking cupcakes for their own children, which will not decrease the amount of cupcakes consumed by americans. Therefore it is arguable in the government’s side that cupcake banning is reasonable.

However, the government banning the cupcake of all american homes is ridiculous. It is violating human privacy, and mother’s ability to choose what to give to her children. I think what the government should do is raise awareness of children obesity and diabetes and attempt to reduce cupcake consumption indirectly, rather than banning cupcakes and offending all mothers in America. But eventually the best way would be for the children to realize the danger of eating too many sweets and restraining themselves.

Economically, the school cupcake ban would probably not affect the industry very much. Although banned at schools, there is no ban at home or in public places. Children would probably just eat them at home. Birthday parties could be held at home instead of at school, which would probably be more fun anyways. Thus, the industry would continue as usual with no change. This could be seen in another case, with cigarettes. Smoking, in the United States, is prohibited in public places, however, the sales of cigarettes is the same as before, if not increasing. Although cigarettes are considered addictive, cupcakes could be too, with its sugar content and its sugary goodness. Thus, there would probably be no decline in cupcakes sales, especially with the “Safe Cupcake Amendment” and possibly others like it. There is a civil war of cupcakes in the United States, it really depends on who will win it.

On the other hand, as another turn of events, the cupcakes will get bad publicity and would probably lead parents to believe that cupcakes are “evil.” This new found awareness could possibly decrease the demand for cupcakes, due to change of taste, similar to the increase of demand of dark chocolate after people heard it was good for the heart. Anyways, after the shift of demand to the left, there would be a shift in demand for sugar as less cupcakes are being baked. And a shift in demand for all the ingredients of the cupcakes, and all the complements of the cupcakes, possibly coffee, tea, etc… and the cycle continues, in this extreme case. However, this is highly unlikely as everyone seems to be fighting for the cupcake cause.

In reality, if everyone wanted to reduce obesity in the United States, I think they should FIRST try to require all schools to have PHYSICAL EDUCATION mandatory, instead of only in a few states. That would probably be the better first step, rather than trying to get rid of all the food kids and teens eat.

As a side note, its ironic that the person who supports the limitation of sweets, and who probably dubbed the cupcake situation the “cupcake problem” is named Nestle, like the chocolate/candy brand. (Although also a water brand, that is not as interesting)

Banning cupcakes from schools would probably increase problems. I agree that if a school truly has a problem with them, then the solution should be along the lines of an increase physical activity, but any more than that becomes somewhat absurd. To watch kid obesity is a parent’s job, where indivdual people can undergo specific rules that apply to themselves as opposed to the whole society. Plus, would banning cupcakes even truly help the situation so much? Is it really worth it? In worse cases, kids maybe eat several cupcakes per week. In many more cases, McDonalds cuases obesity quicker and is eaten more often in general. Would one ban lead to another and another, up until they try to ban McDonald’s? Through banning cupcakes, when they realize that ban was ineffective, they may start to ban other things and make the situation more difficult.

The chaotic fact is that if the government tries to ban cupcakes and more and more products afterwards, the quantity demanded for those products decrease, the prices decrease, and then the resources are being sold for less than they were previously, thus slowing economic growth and development by the long-run.