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Economics

Income and Substitution Effects on Consumer Choices

Quick fact

A Giffen good is an inferior good so strongly affected by the income effect that its demand rises when the price rises, violating the law of demand.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever bought more of a good when its price went up? That seems backwards, but there’s a logical reason—and it’s not just about quality.