MICROECONOMICS
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Author: Colander
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Chapter 1, Problem 18QE
(a)
To determine
If quantity supplied exceeds the quantity, then price tends to fall, identify whether the statement belongs to positive, normative or art of economies.
(b)
To determine
The government should take into account to determine the tax rate, identify whether the statement belongs to positive, normative or art of economies.
(c)
To determine
If the broad–based tax is preferred to narrowly based tax, whether the statement belongs to positive, normative or art of economies.
(d)
To determine
Identify if country ‘C’ allows the trading of water right, it will allow economic force, whether the statement belongs to positive, normative or art of economies.
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