Economics
Price elasticity of demand
Price elasticity of demand measures how strongly demand changes when price changes; its magnitude shows the percentage response in demand to a one-percent price change.
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E = ΔQ% / ΔP%
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What it means
Price elasticity of demand measures how strongly demand changes when price changes; its magnitude shows the percentage response in demand to a one-percent price change.
How it works and where it is used
Use this calculation for analyzing inflation, GDP, unemployment, multipliers, and market elasticity.