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  2. Demand curve - Wikipedia

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    An example of a demand curve shifting. D1 and D2 are alternative positions of the demand curve, S is the supply curve, and P and Q are price and quantity respectively. The shift from D1 to D2 means an increase in demand with consequences for the other variables

  3. Market demand schedule - Wikipedia

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    At any given price, the corresponding value on the demand schedule is the sum of all consumers’ quantities demanded at that price. Generally, there is an inverse relationship between the price and the quantity demanded. [1] [2] The graphical representation of a demand schedule is called a demand curve. An example of a market demand schedule

  4. Economics terminology that differs from common usage

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    A change in quantity demanded is represented by a movement along the demand curve, while a change in demand is represented by a shift of the demand curve. [12] In popular usage a change in "demand" can refer to either what economists call a change in demand or what economists call a change in quantity demanded.

  5. Law of demand - Wikipedia

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    A change in demand is indicated by a shift in the demand curve. Quantity demanded, on the other hand refers to a specific point on the demand curve which corresponds to a specific price. A change in quantity demanded therefore refers to a movement along the existing demand curve. However, there are some exceptions to the law of demand.

  6. Demand - Wikipedia

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    The demand curve facing a particular firm is called the residual demand curve. The residual demand curve is the market demand that is not met by other firms in the industry at a given price. The residual demand curve is the market demand curve D(p), minus the supply of other organizations, So(p): Dr(p) = D(p) - So(p) [14]

  7. Supply and demand - Wikipedia

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    Supply chain as connected supply and demand curves. In microeconomics, supply and demand is an economic model of price determination in a market.It postulates that, holding all else equal, the unit price for a particular good or other traded item in a perfectly competitive market, will vary until it settles at the market-clearing price, where the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied ...

  8. Factor market - Wikipedia

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    For example, a highly educated and experienced labor force is generally more productive. Conversely, technological changes also could lead to the reduction of the demand of labour. [23] The invention of cheap industrial robots, for example, may reduce the marginal production of labour, shifting the labour demand curve to the left.

  9. Veblen good - Wikipedia

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    Veblen goods such as luxury cars are considered desirable consumer products for conspicuous consumption because of, rather than despite, their high prices.. A Veblen good is a type of luxury good, named after American economist Thorstein Veblen, for which the demand increases as the price increases, in apparent contradiction of the law of demand, resulting in an upward-sloping demand curve.