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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Definition<br />

Tax incidence is the study of the effects of tax policies on prices and<br />

the distribution of utilities<br />

What happens to market prices when a tax is introduced or changed?<br />

Increase tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack<br />

<strong>Introduction</strong> of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)<br />

Food stamps program<br />

Effect on price → distributional effects on smokers, profits of<br />

producers, shareholders, farmers, ...<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 2: Tax Incidence 4 / 142

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