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ERIC Number: EJ534944
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0485
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Slope versus Elasticity and the Burden of Taxation.
Graves, Philip E.; And Others
Journal of Economic Education, v27 n3 p229-32 Sum 1996
Criticizes the standard presentation, in introductory economics, of the burden of a tax as an application of elasticity. Argues that using the slopes of a supply and demand curve is the simplest and easiest way to clarify tax incidence. Includes three graphs illustrating this approach. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Economic Change, Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Economic Impact, Economics Education, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Microeconomics, Supply and Demand, Tax Rates, Taxes, Textbook Content, Textbooks
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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