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Giffen effect [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Saving and Consumption
- Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Giffen effect
1, record 1, English, Giffen%20effect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Giffen paradox 2, record 1, English, Giffen%20paradox
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The situation noted by Sir R. Giffen that a rise in the price of all goods will, in the case of the poor whose incomes do not increase, cause an increase in the quantity of staple items of food consumed despite the increase in their price in order to make the income cover the needs. 3, record 1, English, - Giffen%20effect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with Giffen good. 4, record 1, English, - Giffen%20effect
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Giffen's paradox
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Épargne et consommation
- Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effet de Giffen
1, record 1, French, effet%20de%20Giffen
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cas de Giffen 2, record 1, French, cas%20de%20Giffen
correct, masculine noun
- paradoxe de Giffen 3, record 1, French, paradoxe%20de%20Giffen
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène économique défini par Giffen. 3, record 1, French, - effet%20de%20Giffen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ahorro y consumo
- Comercio
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- efecto Giffen
1, record 1, Spanish, efecto%20Giffen
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- paradoja de Giffen 2, record 1, Spanish, paradoja%20de%20Giffen
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fenómeno que se produce, de forma aparentemente paradójica, cuando al aumentar el precio de un producto crece rápidamente su demanda. Su nombre se debe al economista británico Giffen (1837-1910), el primero en exponer tal evidencia de manera explícita. 1, record 1, Spanish, - efecto%20Giffen
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