If elasticity is negative, what does it mean?
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The income elasticities of demand for movies, dental services, and cloting have been estimated to be +3.4, +1, and +.5, respectively. Interpret these coefficients. What does it mean if an income-elasticity coefficient is negative?
I am confused on how to interpret what it means when you're given price elasticity is -1 or price elasticity is -1.2. Would that mean that consumption decreases by 10% as price increases by 10%? Would the second one mean that consumption decreases by 12% as price increases by 10% What if price elasticity is 1. Would that mean that consumption increases by 10% as price increases by 10%? A quick explanation about what it exactly means when the price elasticity is negative or positive would be appreciated.