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The Case of a Giffen Good: Comment

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  • Christian E. Weber, 1997. "The Case of a Giffen Good: Comment," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 36-44, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jeduce:v:28:y:1997:i:1:p:36-44
    DOI: 10.1080/00220489709595904
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    1. Dougan, William R, 1982. "Giffen Goods and the Law of Demand," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 90(4), pages 809-815, August.
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    14. Miller, Anne, 2023. "Demand Theory for Poverty and Affluence: A Contribution to Utility Theory," MPRA Paper 117618, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 13 Jun 2023.
    15. Sproule, Robert & Karras, Michael, 2022. "A Precondition-Free Demonstration That the Wold-Juréen (1953) Utility Function (Always) Generates a Giffen Good," MPRA Paper 113005, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    16. Heuson Clemens, 2011. "Purchasing-power-dependent Preferences as a New Explanation of Giffen Behaviour: A Note," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 231(4), pages 516-521, August.
    17. Robert SPROULE & Michael KARRAS, 2022. "Two conditions which induce Giffen behavior in any numerical analysis if applied to the Wold-Juréen (1953) utility function," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(4(633), W), pages 197-204, Winter.
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