Category
page 1Elasticity (economics)
elasticity
responsiveness of one economic variable to a change in another (e.g. supply or demand as a function of changed price, cross-price, income, wealth, advertising, etc.), ranging from inelastic to elastic
price elasticity of demand
responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a good or service to a change in its price
income elasticity of demand
responsiveness of demand for goods with respect to income change
price elasticity of supply
responsiveness of the quantity supplied of a good or service to a change in its price
cross elasticity of demand
responsiveness in the quantity demand of one good when a change in price takes place in another good
Constant elasticity of substitution
concept in economics

elasticity of substitution
Economic metric
small but significant and non-transitory increase in price
Concept in competition law
output elasticity
in economics, thepercentage change of output divided by the percentage change of an input