What is called as the Contraction of Demand?
Contraction of demand is just opposite of its expansion while a decrease in demand is just opposite of an increase in it. Other things remaining unchanged, less of a product is demanded at a higher price. Fall in demand caused by a rise in price of the product is called ‘contraction of demand.’ Figure 2.10 demonstrates it.On the other hand, ‘decrease in demand’ refers to a fall in the quantity of the product demanded due to a negative or unfavorable change in one of the shift-factors, namely, income of the consumers or prices of related goods, or tastes, preferences and fashions while product price remains as before.When quantity demanded of a good in common consumption decreases in response to a decrease in purchases made by some individuals out of pride,…