Demand vocabulary - economics

Law of demand

States that consumers buy more of a good when its price decreases and less when its price increases

Substitution effect

Occurs when consumers react to an increase in a goods price by consuming less of that good and more of other goods

Income effect

Happens when a person changes his or her consumption of goods and services as a result of a change in real income

Demand schedule

Is a table that lists the quantity of a good person will buy at each different price

Market demand schedule

Is a table that lists the quantity of a good all consumers in a market will buy at each different price

Normal good

Is a good that consumers demand more of when their incomes increase

Inferior good

Is a good that consumers demand less of when their income increases

Complements

Are 2 goods that are bought and used together

Substitutes

Are goods uses in place of one another

Inelastic

Demand for a good that consumers will continue to buy despite a price increase

Elastic

Demand for a good that is very sensitive to changes in price