Economists use elasticity of demand to gauge how responsive consumers are to changes in price and income, but investors can also use elasticity of demand to help make more informed investing decisions ...

Good econ teachers want students to see economics in daily life. Who might guess that a sour-faced dental receptionist could trigger a trifecta of examples and painful memories? A problem tooth ...

One eye-grabbing number from January’s consumer price index: The price of baby food and formula was up 8.7% from the same time last year — which is nearly three times overall inflation. That’s ...

Alcohol and cannabis are two things consumers can’t seem to go without, even in the midst of a global pandemic and a halted economy. The newly legal marijuana industry has never weathered an economic ...

PETALING JAYA: Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd (Carlsberg Malaysia), the brewer of the eponymous beer as well as stouts and ciders, is expected to defend margins and profitability through a hike in ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation We present evidence of inelastic demand for risky sovereign bonds and explore its implications for optimal government debt ...

OPEC recently increased its global oil demand growth forecast by 100,000 bbls/d. This marks the first change since February, as the group responds to accelerating demand signals. A new dynamic that ...