For the same sized substitution effect, own-price demand curves for inferior goods are steeper than own price demand curves for normal goods.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Rationale: This is true because the substitution and income effects point in the same direction for normal goods -- thus making the slope of the demand curve shallower than it would be in the absence of the income effect (or in the presence of an income effect that points in the opposite direction.)

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