Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.2.5PA
Sub part (a):
To determine
Why taxes result in a deadweight loss .
Sub part (b):
To determine
Why taxes result in a deadweight loss.
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