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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Income elasticity of demand

Income elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the demand for a good to a change in the income of the people demanding the good.

Some real time elasticites
Automobiles:
2.46
Books: 1.44
Public Transport: -0.36
Margerine: -0.20

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