Taxes Levied on Sharply Defined Bases Tend to Distort Choice

question 54

Multiple Choice

Taxes levied on sharply defined bases tend to distort choice ________ and impose ________ excess burden than taxes on more broadly defined bases.

• A) less; larger
• B) less; smaller
• C) more; larger
• D) more; smaller

Interpret economic diagrams related to the supply and demand in the contexts of autarky and trade.

Analyze the welfare implications of moving from autarky to free trade, including changes in total surplus.

Understand the impact of tariffs and other trade barriers on consumer surplus, producer surplus, and deadweight loss.

Compare the economic outcomes of trade for countries with different resource endowments.

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