The City of Berne Recently Enacted a 10% Tax on the Price

question 1

True/False

The city of Berne recently enacted a 10% tax on the price of a subway ticket. Consequently, Mrs. Lane now walks to work instead of taking the subway. Her behavior illustrates the substitution effect of a tax increase.

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Oppression

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