Suppose you are considering two cities, city A with elastic housing supply and city B with inelastic housing supply. The two cities are otherwise exactly identical. Suppose you believe that housing demand in both cities will rise by exactly 20% over the next 3 years. Which city should have a bigger rise in house prices at the end of the 3 years holding all else constant? OA. There is not enough information to answer this question OB. City B OC. Both cities expect the same rise in house prices D. City A
Suppose you are considering two cities, city A with elastic housing supply and city B with inelastic housing supply. The two cities are otherwise exactly identical. Suppose you believe that housing demand in both cities will rise by exactly 20% over the next 3 years. Which city should have a bigger rise in house prices at the end of the 3 years holding all else constant? OA. There is not enough information to answer this question OB. City B OC. Both cities expect the same rise in house prices D. City A
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Suppose you are considering two cities, city A with elastic housing supply and
city B with inelastic housing supply. The two cities are otherwise exactly
identical. Suppose you believe that housing demand in both cities will rise by
exactly 20% over the next 3 years. Which city should have a bigger rise in
house prices at the end of the 3 years holding all else constant?
OA. There is not enough information to answer this question
OB. City B
OC. Both cities expect the same rise in house prices
OD. City A
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