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Elasticity of Supply - The Supply of New Housing in the UK

Level:
A-Level, IB Diploma
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 13 Jan 2018

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In this short revision video we look at the data for new house-building in the UK and consider some of the reasons why price elasticity of supply is low in the short run.

Housing - Elasticity of Supply
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