Economics B A-Level
Movement along the demand curve
What Movement along the demand curve means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Movement along the demand curve
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Caused solely by a change in the price of the good itself, resulting in an extension or contraction of demand.
Topics that use Movement along the demand curve
- Demand (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Complementary goods
- Non-price determinants
- Opportunity cost
- Rational decision making
- Shift of the demand curve
- Utility maximisation
- Contraction of demand
- Extension of demand
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