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ELASTICITE RAPPORT PRIX [3 records]

Record 1 2010-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Theory
DEF

The change in quantity (demanded or supplied) which results from a given change in price.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des prix
DEF

Degré de sensibilité relative de la demande ou de l'offre par rapport aux prix d'un bien ou d'un service.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teoría de fijación de precios
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Record 2 2004-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
  • Pricing Theory
  • Marketing Research
DEF

... the degree of responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a good to changes in its price; ....

OBS

Elasticity of demand. Usually taken to refer to the (own) price elasticity of demand ....

Key term(s)
  • price flexibility of demand

French

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

Pour un bien ou un service donné, rapport [...] de la variation relative [...] de la demande à la variation relative [...] du prix de vente; [ce rapport] est toujours négatif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Leyes del mercado (Economía)
  • Teoría de fijación de precios
  • Estudio del mercado
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Record 3 2001-09-10

English

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

... the responsiveness of the quantity of a good supplied to change in its price. Numerically, it is given by the proportionate change in the ... quantity supplied, divided by the proportionate change in the ... price ... which brought it about.

French

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

Pour un bien ou un service donné, rapport [...] de la variation relative [...] de l'offre à la variation relative [...] du prix de vente.

OBS

élasticité de l'offre : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Leyes del mercado (Economía)
  • Teoría de fijación de precios
DEF

Medida del comportamiento de la oferta en función de las variaciones de precio. Por ejemplo, si el precio sube un 2% y la cantidad ofrecida sube más del 2%, es una oferta elástica; y si sube menos del 2% es inelástica o rígida.

OBS

elasticidad de la oferta: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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