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INDIRECT: The mathematical notion that two variables change in the opposite directions, that is, an increase in X goes with a decrease in Y, or a decrease in X goes with an increase in Y. The alternative to an indirect relation is a direct relation, in which an increase in one variable goes with an increase in the other. Indirect relations are graphically illustrated by negatively-sloped curves, a common example being the demand curve.
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Lesson 5: Demand | Unit 4: Determinants
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Ceteris Paribus Factors
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Ceteris paribus is the notion that other things remain constant. We make this assumption because things other than price affect demand.- These other, ceteris paribus factors, give us useful analytical tools for examining demand and the market.
- We can turn these factors off and on to better understand how the market works.
- The ceteris paribus factors are called demand determinants.
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MARKET ADJUSTMENT The economic analysis of changes in market equilibrium caused by changes in any of the five demand determinants and/or the five supply determinants. Market adjustment comes in one of eight varieties, given that the two curves comprising the market (demand curve and supply curve) can either increase or decrease, individually or simultaneously. Four adjustments involve a shift of EITHER the demand curve OR the supply curve. The other four adjustments involve shifts of BOTH the demand curve AND the supply curve.
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