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Giffen Goods in a Transition Economy: Subsistence Consumption in Russia

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  • Yochanan Shachmurove, Janusz Szyrmer

    (The City College of The City University of New York)

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In the last decade, events outside the realm of Western economics have been viewed as “paradoxes.” We focus on the Giffen paradox, and argue that Giffenity is consistent with a generalized law of demand. We confirm the occurrence of Giffenity in Russia during the early 1990s. During this period, people reduced consumption of less affordable meat and fish despite a decline in their relative prices, while augmenting their consumption of more affordable potatoes and bread, a significant increase in relative prices of the latter goods notwithstanding. We conclude that incorporating Giffenity into current economic theory will make it more robust.

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  • Yochanan Shachmurove, Janusz Szyrmer, 2011. "Giffen Goods in a Transition Economy: Subsistence Consumption in Russia," Frontiers in Finance and Economics, SKEMA Business School, vol. 8(2), pages 27-48, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ffe:journl:v:8:y:2011:i:2:p:27-48
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    Keywords

    Giffen goods; inferior goods; subsistence; Russia; household consumption; post-soviet transition;
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    JEL classification:

    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment

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