Unit 3: Elasticity About this unit Why are resold concert tickets so expensive? Why is holiday candy so cheap in January? Learn how supply and demand changes can influences how …

An elastic demand or elastic supply is one in which the elasticity is greater than one, indicating a high responsiveness to changes in price. An inelastic demand or inelastic supply is one in …

Learn about the price elasticity of demand, a concept measuring how sensitive quantity is to price changes. Elasticity is calculated as percent change in quantity divided by percent change in price.

Elasticity of demand is not the slope of the curve. The percentage part of the equation is crucial. Use the formula Sal gives and test it by yourself. On a straight line, elasticity will be highest …

The elasticity of supply or demand can vary based on the length of time you care about.

In markets for financial capital, the elasticity of savings —the percentage change in the quantity of savings divided by the percentage change in interest rates—determines the shape of the …

Video transcript - [Lecturer] So let's talk a little bit about elasticity of supply. And the word elastic might make you think of a rubber band or a piece of spandex, something that stretches. And …

In a previous lesson we learned about price elasticity of demand, but there are many other types of elasticity that measure how agents respond to variables other than the change in a good's …

What we're going to think about in this video is elasticity of demand-- tis-sit-tity, elasticity of demand. And what this is, is a measure of how does the quantity demanded change given a …

Elasticity and tax incidence Typically, the incidence, or burden, of a tax falls both on the consumers and producers of the taxed good. But if we want to predict which group will bear …