What does "hicksian" mean?

Of or relating to John Hicks (1904–1989), British economist.

Hicksian

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Of or relating to John Hicks (1904–1989), British economist.
"An important property of Hicksian demand is that it satisfies the compensated law of demand: Demand and price move in opposite directions for price changes that are accompanied by Hicksian wealth compensation."

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"An important property of Hicksian demand is that it satisfies the compensated law of demand: Demand and price move in opposite directions for price changes that are accompanied by Hicksian wealth compensation."

Etymology

From Hicks + -ian.

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