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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Tax Incidence with Salience Effects<br />

Let {x(p, t, Z ), y(p, t, Z )} denote empirically observed demands<br />

Place no structure on these demand functions except for feasibility:<br />

(p + t)x(p, t, Z ) + y(p, t, Z ) = Z<br />

Demand functions taken as empirically estimated objects rather than<br />

optimized demand from utility maximization<br />

Supply side model same as above<br />

Market clearing price p satisfies<br />

D(p, t, Z ) = S(p)<br />

where D(p, t, z) = x(p, t, z) is market demand for x.<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 2: Tax Incidence 35 / 142

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