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What are Veblen and Giffen goods?

  • Written by María Yanotti, Lecturer of Economics and Finance Tasmanian School of Business & Economics, University of Tasmania
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This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance.


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