Restoration of High-Price Equilibrium through an Upward PDC Shift
A low-price equilibrium, such as the 'new normal' established after a market downturn, is not necessarily permanent. A resurgence in market confidence and optimistic beliefs that prices will rise can cause the Price Dynamics Curve (PDC) to shift back upwards. This upward shift can move the market away from the low-price equilibrium and restore the original, stable high-price equilibrium.
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