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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Diamond and Mirrlees: General Model<br />

Many consumers, many goods and inputs<br />

Important assumption: either constant returns to scale in production<br />

(no profits) or pure profits can be fully taxed<br />

With this assumption, profits do not enter social welfare fn<br />

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