demand-side

[ dih-mand-sahyd, -mahnd- ]

adjective

, Economics.

1. of or relating to an economic policy that treats consumer demand as the chief determinant of the economy.

Other Words From

• de·mand-sider noun

Example Sentences

Phillips said expanding the tax credit — as well as housing vouchers “and other supply- and demand-side subsidies” — would help, but they will serve fewer people and cost more “if we don’t address the housing scarcity problem.”

From Los Angeles Times

Tobin questions the need for more demand-side incentives, suggesting that when interest rates fall, demand will naturally increase.

From Salon

The item calls for greater transparency from the PUC, including better reporting around what is driving costs, and a review of demand-side management programs that affect customer usage.

From Los Angeles Times

She says: "We need to engage more people and more industries in demand-side management, to make sure the flexibility needed in the system is out there to make generation and demand match better during the day and during the night."

From BBC

To limit these problems, it is necessary to keep energy and resource requirements as low as possible through demand-side measures.

From Science Daily