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Title: Question 1) If a good is a Giffen good, it must be an inferior good A) True B) False Question 2) If a good is an inferior good, it must be a Giffen good. A) True B) False


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Question 1) If a good is a Giffen good, it must
be an inferior goodA) True B)
FalseQuestion 2) If a good is an inferior good,
it must be a Giffen good.A) True B) False
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  • Question 3) If the price of a good rises, then
    the substitution effect of this price change
  • Reduces demand for the good if it is a normal
    good but not if it is inferior.
  • Reduces demand for the good if it is a luxury but
    not if it is a necessity.
  • Never increases and typically decreases demand
    for this good.
  • Is positive if the goods are substitutes and
    negative if they are complements.
  • Is negative if the goods are substitutes and
    positive if they are complements.

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  • Question 1 True
  • Question 2 False
  • Question 3 C
  • The answers to all three of these questions
    follow easily from the discussion in Chapter 8 of
    your textbook (or from todays lecture).
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