Giffen goods and their reflexion property

Moffatt, Peter and Moffatt, H.K. (2014) Giffen goods and their reflexion property. The Manchester School, 82 (2). pp. 129-142. ISSN 1467-9957

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Abstract

The following ‘reflexion property’ of Giffen behaviour is proved: the two-good direct utility function (DUF) obtained by reversing the sign of two-good indirect utility function (IUF) displays Giffen behaviour with respect to one of the two goods if and only if the IUF itself displays Giffen behaviour with respect to the other good. A particular IUF showing Giffen behaviour for both goods (in non-overlapping regions of the price space) is constructed and the reflexion property is verified. The example IUF is extended to more than two goods, and Giffenity is verified in this case.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Industrial Economics Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Applied Econometrics And Finance Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural Economics
Depositing User:	Julie Frith
Date Deposited:	18 Jan 2013 10:00
Last Modified:	14 May 2023 23:50
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/40836
DOI:	10.1111/manc.12003

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