Economics A-Level
Normal and inferior goods
What Normal and inferior goods means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Normal and inferior goods
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Goods for which a rise in consumer income shifts demand to the right for normal goods but left for inferior goods.
Topics that use Normal and inferior goods
- The determinants of the demand for goods and services (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Ceteris paribus
- Conditions of demand
- Effective demand
- Substitutes and complements
- Consumer preferences
- Quantity demanded
- The law of demand
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