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Lesson 11: Elasticity Basics | Unit 5: Market Elasticity
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Elasticity Determinants
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- Elasticity determinants affect the coefficient of elasticity.
- Availability of Substitutes:
- The elasticities of demand and supply are relatively greater for goods that have a large number of relatively close substitutes-in-consumption or substitutes-in-production.
- Time Period:
- The elasticities of demand and supply are relatively greater for goods over a longer period than a shorter period.
- Proportion of Budget:
- The elasticity of demand is greater for goods that take up a smaller proportion of a buyer's budget.
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INFLATION A persistent increase in the average price level in the economy. It is measured by the inflation rate, the annual percentage change in a price index such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or GDP price deflator. Inflation is the most common phenomenon associated with the price level. Two related phenomena are deflation, a decrease in the price level, and disinflation, a decrease in the inflation rate. Inflation is one of two key macroeconomic problems. The other is unemployment.
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AOQL
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