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Substitution Effect-decreasing purchases of the good

The substitution effect is negative since people react to a price raise by: (i) Reducing purchases of good. (ii) Generating more of good. (iii) Purchasing some substitute goods. (iv) Working less to sustain the existing purchasing patterns.

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