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Income elasticity of demand

Income elasticity of demand. (YED). Learning Objectives. Calculate and interpret income elasticty. YED. Measures the responsiveness of demand for a product following a change in consumers’ incomes . Formula.

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Income elasticity of demand

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  1. Income elasticity of demand (YED)

  2. Learning Objectives • Calculate and interpret income elasticty

  3. YED • Measures the responsiveness of demand for a product following a change in consumers’ incomes

  4. Formula • Income elasticity of demand (YED) measures the relationship between a change in quantity demanded and a change in real income • YED = % change in demand % change in income

  5. There are 3different types of Income Elastic Goods Normal Goods Inferior Goods Luxury Goods

  6. Income Elasticity of Demand: • Normal Good – demand rises as income rises and vice versa • Inferior Good – demand falls as income rises and vice versa

  7. Look out for the sign • A positive sign (+) denotes a normal good • A negative sign (-) denotes an inferior good

  8. The details you need to know • Normal goods have a positive income elasticity of demand • As consumers’ income rises, so more is demanded at each price level • Normal goods have an income elasticity of demand of between 0 and +1 • Luxuries have an income elasticity of demand > +1 • So the demand rises more than proportionate to a change in income • Inferior goods have a negative income elasticity of demand. • Demand falls as income rises

  9. + Positive Income Elasticity • A rise in income will cause a rise in demand • A fall in income will cause a fall in demand • Coffee example…. A 10% increase in income will result in a 2.3% increase in demand for coffee • What’s the YeD? • What will this look like on a graph?

  10. Positive Income Elastic Demand Diagram • Note the axes are DIFFERENT!

  11. Elastic or Inelastic + YeD • Elastic goods – are seen as LUXURIES OR SUPERIOR! • Inelastic goods – are seen as NORMAL or NECESSITIES.

  12. - Negative Income Elasticity • An increase in income will result in a decrease in demand. • A decrease in income will result in a rise in demand. • ALSO known as INFERIOR GOODS

  13. Negative Income Elasticity • Potatoes are seen as a inferior product • Potatoes have a YED of -0.48 • So a 10% rise in incomes will result in? • What would this look like on a graph?

  14. Negative Income Elasticity Diagram = Inferior • Note the different axes labels

  15. Zero Income Elasticity • This occurs when a change in income has NO effect on the demand for goods • A rise of 5% income in a rich country will leave the Demand for toothpaste unchanged

  16. Look for the signs! • LUXURY GOODS • NORMAL GOODS + + GREATER THAN 1 +2 +5 +27 BETWEEN 0 & 1 +0.5 +0.9 + 0.1 • INFERIOR GOODS - CAN BE A DECIMAL OR A VALUE GREATER THAN 1

  17. For example: • YED = - 0.6: Good is an inferior good but inelastic • a rise in income of 10% would lead to demand falling by 6% • YED = + 0.4: Good is a normal good but inelastic • a rise in incomes of 10% would lead to demand rising by 4% • YED = + 1.6: Good is a normal good and elastic • a rise in incomes of 10% would lead to demand rising by 16% • YED = - 2.1: Good is an inferior good and elastic • a rise in incomes of 10% would lead to a fall in demand of 21%

  18. You decide…. • Bus travel • Cigarettes • Designer clothes • Fine wines • Fresh vegetables • Frozen vegetables • Fruit juice • Instant coffee • International air travel • Luxury chocolates • Margarine • Stilton • Private education • Private health care • Stringy cheese • Rail travel • Shampoo • Tinned meat • Value “own-brand” bread

  19. Relationship between Income and Quantity Demanded Zero income elasticity Quantity Negative income elasticity [inferior good] Positive income elasticity 0 y1 y2 Income

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