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代替効果 (だいたいこうか, daitaikouka) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

代だい替たい効こう果か

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Meanings

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substitution effect

Economics term: the change in consumption patterns due to a change in relative prices, holding utility constant.

価か格かくが下さがると、代だい替たい効こう果かによってその商しょう品ひんの需じゅ要

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When the price drops, demand for that product increases due to the substitution effect.

Kanji

代substitute, change, convert
替exchange, spare, substitute
効merit, efficacy, efficiency
果fruit, reward, carry out

Related words

所しょ得とく効こう果か
Income effect: change in consumption due to a change in real income, often contrasted with the substitution effect.

Built from

代だい替たい+効こう果か

Etymology

Compound of 代替 (substitution) and 効果 (effect), a direct translation of the English economics term 'substitution effect'.