Non-price determinants
What Non-price determinants means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Factors other than price; only changes in these cause a shift of the curve, whereas a change in price causes a movement along the curve.
Factors other than the good's own price that cause a shift in the demand curve, altering the quantity demanded at every price level.
Topics that use Non-price determinants
- Demand (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Price determination (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Ceteris paribus
- Complementary goods
- Excess demand
- Excess supply
- Incentives and rationing
- Market dynamics
- Market equilibrium
- Market-clearing price
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