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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Pre­tax<br />

price p<br />

Tax Incidence with Salience Effects<br />

D›p|t S = 0fi<br />

D›p|t S fi<br />

S( p)<br />

p<br />

p<br />

0<br />

1<br />

dp = E/› /S<br />

/p ? /D<br />

ˆ dp/dt S = /D<br />

/t S /› /S<br />

/p ? /D<br />

/p fi<br />

/p fi E = t S /D//t S<br />

2<br />

1<br />

1 –excess supply of E<br />

created by imposition of tax<br />

2 –re­equilibriation of market<br />

through pre­tax price cut<br />

S,D<br />

Source: Chetty, Looney, and Kroft (2009)<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 2: Tax Incidence 36 / 142

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