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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Production Effi ciency Result<br />

Result can be stated algebraically using MRS and MRT<br />

Consider two industries, x and y and two inputs, K and L<br />

Then with the optimal tax schedule, production is effi cient:<br />

MRTS x KL = MRTS y KL<br />

This is true even though allocation is ineffi cient:<br />

MRT xy ̸= MRS xy<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 4: Optimal Taxation 41 / 121

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