Using Income as a Measure of Status Poses a Number

question 9

Multiple Choice

Using income as a measure of status poses a number of measurement problems. Basically, the researcher must decide which income to measure. This involves such decisions as:

• A) individual or family income.
• B) income before or after taxes.
• C) salary or total income.
• D) all of the given answers.

Evaluate different tax bases and their impact on tax efficiency and economic behavior.

Understand how tax incidence and the elasticity of supply and demand affect who bears the burden of a tax.

Identify the characteristics of regressive, proportional, and progressive taxes and their impact on taxpayers.

Understand the implications of tax shifting mechanisms and how they affect the distribution of tax burdens.

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