micro chapter 29
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Micro Chapter 29. Presentation 1- Tax Incidence. Public Choice Theory. Economic analysis of government decision making, politics and elections ***majority voting can lead to inefficiency and inconsistency. Tax Incidence. The person or group that pays for the tax. P. 14. 12. 10. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Micro Chapter 29
Presentation 1- Tax Incidence
Public Choice Theory
• Economic analysis of government decision making, politics and elections
• ***majority voting can lead to inefficiency and inconsistency
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Logrolling
• The trading of votes by legislators to secure favorable outcomes on decisions concerning the provisions of public and quasi-public goods (ie education, fire protection)
Paradox of Voting
• A situation where paired-choice voting by a majority rule fails to provide a consistent ranking of society’s preferences for public goods or services
• **may be skewed by the order of the vote- voter apathy
Median Voter Model
• Theory that under majority rule the middle voter will be in the dominant position to determine the outcome of an election
• Ex- extreme voters prefer middle option over the other extreme
Implications of the Median Voter Model
• 1. dissatisfied voters because they either favor more or less government intervention
• 2. people “vote with their feet”- move to locations with similar voters
Rent-Seeking Behavior
• The appeal to government at taxpayers’ or someone else’s expense
• EX- gov’t construction projects to union laborers
• Large subsidies to farmers
• High tariffs on imported goods
Government Failure
• Inefficiencies in resource allocation
• Caused by pressure from special interest groups, short-sighted political behavior, and bureaucratic inefficiency
Special Interest Effect
• Any result of government promotion of the interests of a small group at the expense of a much larger group
• Small number of people obtain a government policy/program that gives them large gains at the expense of a larger group
Pork Barrel Politics
• Securing government funds for local projects that benefit only a small amount of constituents while paid for by a large scattering of tax-payers
• Added to a non-related bill to obtain votes
Benefits Received Principle
• Those who benefit most from government-supplied goods or services should pay the taxes necessary to finance them
• EX- gasoline taxes used for highway repairs
Problems with Benefits Received
• 1. Very difficult to measure how much individuals benefit from public goods
• 2. Tax unemployed workers for unemployment benefits?
Ability-to-Pay Principle
• The tax burden should be apportioned according to the taxpayers’ income and wealth