Giffen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Brad Giffen
Brad Giffen is a retired Canadian news anchor who has worked on television in both Canada and the United States.
Over his broadcasting career he has also worked as a radio personality, disc jockey, VJ, television reporter, television producer a ...
, Canadian television reporter, anchor and radio personality
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George Giffen (1859–1927), Australian cricketer
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James Giffen, American businessman
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Keith Giffen
Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of ...
(born 1952), American comic book illustrator and writer
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Robert C. Giffen (1886–1962), United States Navy admiral
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Robert Giffen
Sir Robert Giffen (22 July 1837 – 12 April 1910) was a Scottish statistician and economist.
Life
Giffen was born at Strathaven, Lanarkshire. He entered a solicitor's office in Glasgow, and while in that city attended courses at the uni ...
(1837–1910), British statistician and economist
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Walter Giffen (1861–1949), Australian cricketer
See also
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Giffen good
In microeconomics and consumer theory, a Giffen good is a product that people consume more of as the price rises and vice versa, violating the law of demand.
For ordinary goods, as the price of the good rises, the substitution effect makes ...
, in economics and consumer theory
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Barony and Castle of Giffen
The Barony of Giffen and its associated 15th-century castle were in the parish of Beith in the former District of Cunninghame, now North Ayrshire. The site may be spelled Giffen or Giffin and lay within the Lordship of Giffin, which included the ...
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Giffen railway station, in Scotland
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English-language surnames