Glossary · Micro · Supply and demand

Movement along the curve

A change in quantity demanded or supplied caused only by a change in the good’s own price. The curve stays where it is and you slide along it. Confusing this with a shift is the single most common exam error on this topic.

Also called: change in quantity demanded, change in quantity supplied

Draw it yourselfTaught in: Shifts in Demand

Related terms

Shift of the curveQuantity demandedQuantity supplied

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