In response to increasing thefts by drug addicts, the government passess ligislations increasing both the penalty and the probability of punishment for suppliers of illegal drugs. what would you predict would happen to the rate of property crime committed by drug addicts fi the price elasticity of demand for illegal drugs is -0.01? explain your answer
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Draw supply and demand curves for drugs. Given your -.01 elasticity, what does that say about the "shape" of the demand curve.
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If the price elasticity of demand for illegal drugs is -0.01, it implies that the demand for illegal drugs is inelastic. In other words, a change in price would result in a relatively smaller change in demand.
To explain this further, let's consider the impact of the government's legislation on the supply and demand for drugs. By increasing the penalty and probability of punishment for suppliers of illegal drugs, the government hopes to deter the supply and distribution of illegal drugs in the market.
By drawing a supply and demand curve for drugs, we can visualize the possible effects. Since the legislation is targeting suppliers, it primarily affects the supply curve. The supply curve would shift to the left, indicating a decrease in the quantity supplied of illegal drugs. The new equilibrium price and quantity for drugs would be determined by the interaction of the shifted supply curve and the demand curve.
Given the inelastic demand for illegal drugs (as indicated by the price elasticity of -0.01), a decrease in the quantity supplied would not have a significant impact on the demand. The demand curve's shape suggests that even if the price of drugs were to increase due to decreased supply, the quantity demanded would remain relatively unchanged.
Therefore, if the legislation succeeds in reducing the supply of illegal drugs, the price of drugs may increase, but the rate of property crime committed by drug addicts would likely not decrease significantly. Despite the price increase, drug addicts, who are assumed to have a strong dependency on drugs, may continue to commit property crimes to support their addiction. This demonstrates the persistence of property crime in the face of deterrence measures, given the inelastic demand for illegal drugs.