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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Failures of A-S Assumptions<br />

If higher ability consume more of good k than lower ability people,<br />

then taxing good k is desirable. Examples:<br />

1 High ability people have a relatively higher taste for good k (at a given<br />

income)<br />

Luxury chocolates or museums; violates homogeneous v (c) assumption<br />

2 Good k is positively related to leisure (consumption of k increases<br />

when leisure increases at a given income)<br />

Tax on travel, subsidy on computers and work related expenses<br />

In general Atkinson-Stiglitz assumptions are viewed as a good starting<br />

place for most goods<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 4: Optimal Taxation 85 / 121

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