Economists use elasticity of demand to gauge how responsive consumers are to changes in price and income, but investors can also use elasticity of demand to help make more informed investing ...

Economists use elasticity of demand to gauge how responsive consumers are to changes in price and income, but investors can also use elasticity of demand to help make more informed investing ...

We will begin by reviewing the economic concepts as to how price elasticity influences inflation, and follow with data suggesting a recent swell of price inelasticity.

Price elasticity describes what happens to the demand for a product as its price changes. The relationship is "inverse," with demand rising as the price falls and falling as the price rises.

An elastic demand curve means that a change in price has a large effect on buying, while an inelastic demand curve means that a price change has less effect on buying.

Inelastic demand exists when customers buy roughly the same amount of a good regardless of most factors, while elastic demand means that demand increases or decreases significantly depending on ...

Last week, Marka and the tribe discussed how understanding price elasticity can help businesses like FEI arrive at an intelligent pricing strategy. This week, they discuss inelasticity of demand ...

Elasticity and inelasticity are relatively simple concepts, but can still predict why the millions of registered drivers in the United States won't be piling miles onto their odometers in 2015.