If Jeff's wage rate rises, he decides to work fewer hours. From this, we can infer that O 1) for Jeff, the substitution effect is equal to the income effect. O 2) Jeff is a nitwit. 3) for Jeff, the substitution effect is less than the income effect. 4) for Jeff, the substitution effect is greater than the income effect.

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