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Essentials of Economics 7th Edition by Gregory Mankiw

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285165950
book Essentials of Economics 7th Edition by Gregory Mankiw cover

Essentials of Economics 7th Edition by Gregory Mankiw

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285165950
Exercise 6
Having rejected a tariff on textiles (a tax on imports), the president of Isoland is now considering the same-sized tax on textile consumption (including both imported and domestically produced textiles).
a. Using Figure 4, identify the quantity consumed and the quantity produced in Isoland under a textile consumption tax.
b. Construct a table similar to that in Figure 4 for the textile consumption tax.
c. Which raises more revenue for the government-the consumption tax or the tariff? Which has a smaller deadweight loss? Explain.
Having rejected a tariff on textiles (a tax on imports), the president of Isoland is now considering the same-sized tax on textile consumption (including both imported and domestically produced textiles). a. Using Figure 4, identify the quantity consumed and the quantity produced in Isoland under a textile consumption tax.  b. Construct a table similar to that in Figure 4 for the textile consumption tax.  c. Which raises more revenue for the government-the consumption tax or the tariff? Which has a smaller deadweight loss? Explain.
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At the world price P W , the total q...

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