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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Harberger Two Sector Model<br />

Theory not very informative: model mainly used to illustrate negative<br />

result that “anything goes”<br />

More interest now in developing methods to identify what actually<br />

happens<br />

Original Application of this framework by Harberger: sectors =<br />

housing and corporations<br />

Capital in these sectors taxed differently because of corporate income<br />

tax and many tax subsidies to housing<br />

Ex: Deductions for mortgage interest and prop. tax are about $50 bn<br />

total<br />

Harberger made assumptions about elasticities and calculated<br />

incidence of corporate tax given potential to substitute into housing<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 2: Tax Incidence 94 / 142

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