Discuss the Strategic Importance of Information to a Public Administrator

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Essay

Discuss the strategic importance of information to a public administrator.

Understand how the elasticity of supply and demand influences the burden of an excise tax.

Comprehend the concept of deadweight loss (excess burden) as the loss from eliminated mutually beneficial exchanges due to taxes.

Analyze the effects of taxes on market prices and quantity sold, including the impact on consumers and producers.

Grasp the distinction between the statutory and actual incidence (burden) of a tax.

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