If income effects are sufficiently strong, it may be the case that labor demand curves slope up.

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


False

Rationale: There are no income effects in the producer model -- and thus no vehicle for demand curves to slope up as they do for Giffen goods in the consumer model.

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