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Lecture 7 — Elasticity and Consumer Surplus
Intro Microeconomics · Week 4
The gist
Elasticity measures how much quantity responds to price, and it decides who actually pays a tax — the side of the market that can't easily walk away.
Key points
- 01Elasticity is a ratio of percentage changes, so it has no units.03:20→
- 02Demand is more elastic when substitutes are close and time is long.16:45→
- 03Tax burden falls on whichever side is less elastic.28:10→
- 04Consumer surplus is the triangle between the demand curve and the price paid.44:02→
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