Slope versus elasticity and the burden of taxation

Philip Graves (), Robert L. Sexton and Dwight R. Lee

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: While there was no abstract for this brief paper, it clarifies for students that demand and supply slopes convey the burden of taxation discussion at least as well as does the more typical discussion employing elasticities.

Keywords: economic education; burden of taxation; slope; elasticity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 A2 A22 H22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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