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Price

 
Demand  
Price  
Demand  
Giffen  Behavior  
Theory   an d   E vi d en ce  
 
rt   T .   Jen s en   a n d   No la n  H.  
Robe
Miller  
Price  
Demand  
Staple  Food  /  Basic  Food  
Fancy  Food  
Very  poor  
Very  poor  
Rich  
Poor  
Poor  
Giffen  Behavior  
Gansu  
Set  of  condiFons:  
r   e n o u gh   t h a t   t h e y   f a ce  
1.  poo
s u b s is t e n c e   n u t r iF o n  
concerns.  
e   a   v e r y   s im p le   d ie t ,  
2.  consum
d in g   a   b a s ic   a n d   a   f a n cy  
inclu
food  
  f o o d   i s   t h e   c h e a p e s t  
3.  the  basic
rc e   o f   c a lo r ie s   a v a il a b le  
so u
Poor  
Poor  
Poor  
less  immediately  evident  
Gansu  

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