The same relationship holds for shifts in demand, as we see in the graph to the right. The more elastic supply, the greater the impact a demand shift will have on equilibrium quantity; the more inelastic supply, the greater the impact a demand shift will have on price.
This exact same reasoning can tell us a bit about the difference
between short-run and long-run market adjustments.
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