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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Chetty et al.: Strategy 1<br />

Experiment manipulating salience of sales tax implemented at a<br />

supermarket that belongs to a major grocery chain<br />

30% of products sold in store are subject to sales tax<br />

Posted tax-inclusive prices on shelf for subset of products subject to<br />

sales tax (7.375% in this city)<br />

Data: Scanner data on price and weekly quantity sold by product<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 2: Tax Incidence 23 / 142

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