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1、144?2012CengageLearning.AllRightsReserved.Maynotbescannedcopiedduplicatedpostedtoapubliclyaccessiblewebsiteinwholeinpart.Chapter8ofTaxationWHAT’SNEWINTHESEVENTHEDITION:AnewIntheNewsboxon“TheTaxDebate”hasbeenadded.LEARNIN

2、GOBJECTIVES:Bytheendofthischapterstudentsshouldunderst:?howtaxesreduceconsumerproducersurplus.?themeaningcausesofthedeadweightlossfromatax.?whysometaxeshavelargerdeadweightlossesthanothers.?howtaxrevenuedeadweightlossvar

3、ywiththesizeofatax.CONTEXTPURPOSE:Chapter8isthesecondchapterinathreechaptersequencedealingwithwelfareeconomics.IntheprevioussectiononsupplydemChapter6introducedtaxesdemonstratedhowataxaffectsthepricequantitysoldinamarket

4、.Chapter6alsodescribedthefactsthatdeterminehowtheburdenofthetaxisdividedbetweenthebuyerssellersinamarket.Chapter7developedwelfareeconomics—thestudyofhowtheallocationofresourcesaffectseconomicwellbeing.Chapter8combinesthe

5、lessonslearnedinChapters67addressestheeffectsoftaxationonwelfare.Chapter9willaddresstheeffectsoftraderestrictionsonwelfare.ThepurposeofChapter8istoapplythelessonslearnedaboutwelfareeconomicsinChapter7totheissueoftaxation

6、thatwasaddressedinChapter6.Studentswilllearnthatthecostofataxtobuyerssellersinamarketexceedstherevenuecollectedbythegovernment.Studentswillalsolearnaboutthefactsthatdeterminethedegreebywhichthecostofataxexceedstherevenue

7、collectedbythegovernment.8APPLICATION:THECOSTSOFTAXATION146?Chapter8Application:TheCostsofTaxation?2012CengageLearning.AllRightsReserved.Maynotbescannedcopiedduplicatedpostedtoapubliclyaccessiblewebsiteinwholeinpart.C.Ho

8、waTaxAffectsMarketParticipants1.Wecanmeasuretheeffectsofataxonconsumersbyexaminingthechangeinconsumersurplus.Similarlywecanmeasuretheeffectsofthetaxonproducersbylookingatthechangeinproducersurplus.2.Howeverthereisathirdp

9、artythatisaffectedbythetax—thegovernmentwhichgetstotaltaxrevenueofTQ.Ifthetaxrevenueisusedtoprovidegoodsservicestothepublicthenthebenefitfromthetaxrevenuemustnotbeigned.3.WelfarewithoutaTaxa.Consumersurplusisequalto:ABC.

10、b.Producersurplusisequalto:DEF.c.Totalsurplusisequalto:ABCDEF.4.WelfarewithaTaxa.Consumersurplusisequalto:A.Figure2IfyouspentenoughtimecoveringconsumerproducersurplusinChapter7studentsshouldhaveaneasytimewiththisconcept.