In Many Developing Countries There Are Sudden Leaps in Consumption

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Essay

In many developing countries there are sudden leaps in consumption from one good to another. An example is transport. At low levels of GDP, people often use bicycles or motor scooters. As income rises, there is often a dramatic switch to motor cars, such that bicycles and scooters are much rarer. How can these jumps be explained in terms of normal and inferior goods?

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Definitions:

Government Regulation

The imposition of rules by government, backed by the use of penalties that are intended to modify the economic behavior of individuals and firms in the private sector.

Union Shop Agreements

Agreements requiring all employees in a particular company or industry to become union members as a condition of their employment.

Agency Shop Agreements

A form of union security agreement where employees are not required to join the union, but must pay union fees as if they were members.

Union Security Clause

A provision in a labor contract that requires employees to join the union within a certain time frame as a condition of employment.