For a normal good, the income and substitution effect work in the same direction. For an inferior good, the income and substitution effects work in opposite directions
Does this imply that the demand curve for an inferior good is upward sloping? Explain.
No. As long as the income effect is smaller than the substitution effect the demand curve will still be downward sloping.
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Ricardian equivalence argues that when the government
A) increases taxes and raises its deficit, consumers anticipate that they will face higher taxes later to pay for the resulting government debt, thus people will raise their own private saving to offset the fall in government saving. B) cuts taxes and decreases its deficit, consumers anticipate that they will face higher taxes later to pay for the resulting government debt, thus people will raise their own private saving to offset the fall in government saving. C) cuts taxes and raises its surplus, consumers anticipate that they will face higher taxes later to pay for the resulting government debt, thus people will raise their own private saving to offset the fall in government saving. D) cuts taxes and raises its deficit, consumers anticipate that they will face lower taxes later to pay for the resulting government debt, thus people will raise their own private saving to offset the fall in government saving. E) cuts taxes and raises its deficit, consumers anticipate that they will face higher taxes later to pay for the resulting government debt, thus people will raise their own private saving to offset the fall in government saving.
If a good has an absolute price elasticity of 0, the demand for the good is
A) unit elastic. B) inelastic. C) perfectly inelastic. D) elastic.