inelasticity
Example Sentences
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While that may seem trivial, short-run diesel price inelasticity and refinery constraints imply materially higher regional prices, especially if substitutes are costly or slow to arrive.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 4, 2026
While those percentages may seem trivial, short-run diesel price inelasticity and refinery constraints imply materially higher regional prices, especially if substitutes are costly or slow to arrive.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 3, 2026
This inelasticity occurs because many riders are transit-dependent and would use transit anyway, and many commuters wouldn’t consider using transit no matter the fare.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
Eric Gray, director of commerce, subscriptions, and pricing — covering “inefficiencies and lack of integration of Apple’s payment processing services; app pricing and inelasticity of demand; fraud and other abuse in Apple’s ecosystem.”
From The Verge ● Apr. 28, 2021
Explain the inelasticity of deposit credit before 1913.
From Problems in American Democracy by Thames Ross Williamson
