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MOMENTARY SUPPLY [3 records]

Record 1 2002-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
CONT

[Alfred Marshall] distinguishes at least three time periods :(1) momentary equilibrium, when the supply is fixed;(2) short-run equilibrium... ;and finally(3) long-run equilibrium...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois du marché (Économie)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Leyes del mercado (Economía)
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Record 2 1981-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
  • Pricing Theory
OBS

(...) If a good can be stored, momentary supply will not be vertically inelastic. When P gets very low, producers will reserve some product, storing it for future sale at a higher P.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois du marché (Économie)
  • Théorie des prix

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Econometrics
OBS

To get the industry's vertical momentary supply curve(...), add horizontally, at the same P [price] all firms’ vertical momentary supply curves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économétrie
OBS

Cette vedette apparaît dans le texte comme "courbe verticale instantanée", ce qui semble être une traduction incomplète.

Spanish

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