Explain the Ideas Emphasized by the Behavioral Viewpoint

question 7

Essay

Explain the ideas emphasized by the behavioral viewpoint.List the three phases of development of the behavioral viewpoint and discuss at least one major contribution and its pioneer from each of the first two phases.

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Definitions:

Average Tax Rate

The total amount of taxes paid by an individual or business divided by the taxable income, reflecting the proportion of income paid in taxes.

Flypaper Theory

A concept suggesting that government grants and subsidies stick where they first land, meaning they benefit the entity they're directly given to rather than being efficiently redistributed.

Tax Incidence

The analysis of the effect of a particular tax on the distribution of economic welfare, essentially focusing on who ultimately bears the cost of a tax.

Taxes Collected

The total amount of money garnered by a government through the imposition of taxes.