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需求缺乏彈性 Size of tax Tax Distortions and Elasticities... 稅收扭曲和彈性 Quantity Price Demand Supply 0 Size of tax When demand is relatively elastic, the deadweight loss of a tax is large. (d) Elastic Demand需求富有彈性 Tax Distortions and Elasticities... 稅收扭曲和彈性 Determinants of Deadweight Loss 無(wú)謂損失的決定因素 ? The greater the elasticities of supply and demand – 供需的價(jià)格彈性越大 ? The larger will be the decline in the equilibrium quantity and, – 均衡數(shù)量的下降越大 ? The greater the deadweight loss of a tax. – 稅收帶來(lái)的無(wú)謂損失也就越大 The Deadweight Loss Debate ? Some economists argue that labor taxes are highly distorting and believe that labor supply is more elastic. – 有的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家認(rèn)為勞動(dòng)稅扭曲效應(yīng)很高,并且認(rèn)為勞動(dòng)的供給富有彈性。 ? The size of the market for that good shrinks – 這個(gè)商品的市場(chǎng)規(guī)模因之萎縮。Application: the Costs of Taxation 應(yīng)用:稅收的成本 Chapter 8 The Cost of Taxation 征稅的成本 ? How do taxes affect the economic wellbeing of market participants? – 稅收如何影響市場(chǎng)參與者的經(jīng)濟(jì)福利? ? It does not matter whether a tax on a good is levied on buyers or sellers of the good… the price paid by buyers rises, and the price received by sellers falls. – 對(duì)某商品征稅時(shí)由買(mǎi)者支付還是賣(mài)者支付其實(shí)無(wú)關(guān)緊要 ……結(jié)果都是買(mǎi)者支付的價(jià)格上升而賣(mài)者受到的價(jià)格下降。 Tax Revenue T = the size of the tax Q = the quantity of the good sold T?Q = the government’s tax revenue Tax Revenue... Price 0 Quantity Quantity without tax Supply Demand Price sellers receive Quantity with tax Size of tax (T) Quantity sold (Q) Tax Revenue (T x Q) Price buyers pay How a Tax Affects Welfare... Quantity