The last word on Giffen goods?

  • John H. Nachbar

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    Abstract

    Giffen goods have long been a minor embarrassment to economics. While it is customary to dismiss them as empirically irrelevant, this essay argues that a more fundamental difficulty with Giffen goods has somehow been overlooked.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)403-412
    Number of pages10
    JournalEconomic Theory
    Volume11
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1998

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