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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Diamond and Mirrlees Model: Setup<br />

Government directly chooses allocations and production subject to<br />

requirement that allocation must be supported by an equilibrium price<br />

vector<br />

Government levies tax τ on consumption to fund revenue requirement<br />

E<br />

Individual budget constraint: (1 + τ)c ≤ l<br />

First trace out demand as a function of tax rates: the offer curve<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 4: Optimal Taxation 31 / 121

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