Since the 1980s, UK train travel has increased sharply. Despite above-inflation price increases, demand for travel by train continues to grow. This is due to several factors including – economic growth, congestion on roads, higher rents in city centres, causing more demand for commuting. Three interesting graphs from Social Trends vol 40. Source: Office of …
Readers Question Can you tell me: Is speculation on a hot real estate market a counterexample to the law of demand or indirect evidence of it? The Law of Demand One of the first things you learn in economics is the basic law of demand – When prices rise, people buy less. When prices fall, …
Since 1950, health care spending in the UK has increased dramatically in real terms (adjusted for inflation). In the post-war period, we have also seen a sharp rise in public health care spending as a % of GDP (from 3% in 1960 to 8% in 2019). Covid has led to another sharp rise in health …
Definition: Arc elasticity of demand measures elasticity between two points on a curve – using a mid-point between the two curves. On most curves, the elasticity of a curve varies depending on where you are. Therefore elasticity needs to measure a certain sector of the curve. Calculating Arc Elasticity of Demand To calculate arc elasticity …
A definition of the law of demand and explanation of why higher price leads to lower demand.
The demand for a good depends on several factors, such as price of the good, perceived quality, advertising, income, confidence of consumers and changes in taste and fashion. We can look at either an individual demand curve or the total demand in the economy. The individual demand curve illustrates the price people are willing to …
In the past two decades, we have had a remarkable period of low inflation. Inflation has been so low, some economists have suggested a new paradigm – the end of inflation as a primary economic concern. Since 2009, any predictions of imminent inflation have proved to be wide of the mark. There have been warnings …
A look at factors affecting the demand and supply of housing. In summary. Demand-side factors 1. Affordability. Rising incomes mean that people are able to afford to spend more on housing. During periods of economic growth, demand for houses tends to rise. Also, demand for housing tends to be a luxury good. So a rise …