Good econ teachers want students to see economics in daily life. Who might guess that a sour-faced dental receptionist could trigger a trifecta of examples and painful memories? Edward Lotterman A ...

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 decisions ...

Demand elasticity is a phenomenon where demand for a specific good or service changes depending on factors such as how it is priced, whether alternatives are available or local income trends.

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation We present evidence of inelastic demand for risky sovereign bonds and explore its implications for optimal government debt ...

Grab's cost-cutting and optimization policies not only improved profitability but also revealed a certain degree of moat, inelastic demand, the incentive spending efficiencies. Although Grab can reach ...

OPEC recently increased its global oil demand growth forecast by 100,000 bbls/d. This marks the first change since February, as the group responds to accelerating demand signals. A new dynamic that ...

The physiological dependency that characterizes cigarettes and liquor is a major factor making it hard for users to give them ...

Alcohol and cannabis are two things consumers can’t seem to go without, even in the midst of a global pandemic and a halted economy. The newly legal marijuana industry has never weathered an economic ...