Economics GCSE
Shift of the demand curve
What Shift of the demand curve means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Shift of the demand curve
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A change of the entire demand curve when a non-price factor changes, such as consumer income, tastes, or prices of substitutes.
Topics that use Shift of the demand curve
- Demand for goods and services (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Consumer behaviour
- Consumer income and preferences
- Decrease in demand
- Demand
- Demand curve
- Goods and services
- Non-price determinants
- Normal and inferior goods
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