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Demand curves slope down because as price decreases for goods, demand increases. Supply curves slope upwards because the higher the price, the more goods a supplier wishes to supply to the market.

There are two exceptions:

1. When a good is more fashionable at a higher price (like designer jeans) referred to as Veblen Goods.

2. Inferior goods for which there is no cheaper close substitutes referred to Geffen Goods.

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