Two Economists Found Empirical Evidence That When the Price of Rice

question 482

Multiple Choice

Two economists found empirical evidence that when the price of rice decreased in the Hunan province of China, local residents consumed less rice than before the price decrease. The study provides a real-world example of a(n)

• A)normal good.
• B)inferior good that is not a Giffen good.
• C)Giffen good.
• D)luxury good.

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