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问题如下:
Compared with a Giffen good, a Veblen good
选项:
A. is not an inferior good, but a Giffen good is.
B. has the negative income effect, so does a Giffen good.
C. has a positive slope of the demand curve, but Giffen good has a negative slope of the supply curve.
解释:
A is correct.
Giffen goods are inferior goods, which has negative income effect, while Veblen goods are luxuries.The demand curve of Giffen goods also has a positive slope.
考点:吉芬商品和韦伯伦商品
解析:吉芬商品是劣等品,而韦伯伦商品不是劣等品,它是炫耀性的商品。收入增加的消费者会更多地购买这类炫耀品,韦伯伦的需求量随之上升,所以A选项正确。
但是有别于吉芬商品,韦伯伦商品的没有理论支持,所以其没有所谓的收入效应和替代效应。所以B选项不正确。
注意到吉芬商品和韦伯伦商品都具有向上倾斜的需求曲线,所以C选项错误。
吉芬商品需求曲线向上倾斜的?价格越高需求量越大?