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Taxes and WelfareTaxes and WelfareIn this section, we examine the effects on welfare of
changes in excise taxes.
The approach taken here, is to use the devices of Producer and Consumer Surplus.
The social welfare from the production and consumption of a particular amount of a good is the sum of the producer surplus, consumer surplus, and any tax revenue taken in by the government.
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D
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Q*
P*
What are the welfare effects of an excise tax on beer?
BEER MARKET
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P*
CHANGE IN CS = -a - b
CHANGE IN PS = -c - d
TAX REVENUE OF GOV'T = a + c
So social cost = b + d
BEER MARKET
S + t
TAX PER
UNIT
ba
c
S
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Economists call the loss in social welfare due to the tax
THE DEADWEIGHT LOSS
from the tax.
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Illustrating the deadweight loss
The following hidden slide shows the changes in surplus and the deadweight loss due to an excise tax.
Hidden slide
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The size of the deadweight loss is determined by
1) The elasticity of the demand curve.
2) The elasticity of the supply curve.
3) The amount of the tax per unit.
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The following hidden slide shows the effect of demand elasticity on the size of the deadweight loss in welfare due to an excise tax.
Hidden slide
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Economists use terms such as "distortion of the market" to describe the loss.
The deadweight loss is an example of an economic inefficiency.
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The following hidden slide shows the effect of supply elasticity on the deadweight loss due to a tax.
Hidden slide
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The following hidden slide shows the effect of demand elasticity on the government’s tax revenue.
Hidden slide
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Notice that this analysis can also be applied to subsidies:
A per unit subsidy will create a DEADWEIGHT LOSS in social welfare. In the case of the subsidy too much of society's resources will be devoted to the good.
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Trade and WelfareTrade and Welfare
In this section, we examine the effects on welfare of international trade.
The approach taken here, is to use the devices of Producer and Consumer Surplus.
The change in social welfare when trade is allowed can be measured by the changes in producer and consumer surplus.
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D
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P
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P* = $10
The diagram below shows the U.S. domestic market for wine. No trade is
taking place.
WINE MARKET
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In the case of wine, let's suppose the world price is lower than the U.S no-trade price, say, $8.00 per bottle.
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P* = $10
What happens with trade?
What are the welfare effects of trade?
WINE MARKET
P* = $8
Q"Q'
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P* = $10
U.S. consumers gain b + d.
U.S. producers lose b.
Welfare rises by d.
WINE MARKET
P* = $8
Q"Q'
dc
b
a
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The next (hidden) slide shows in a dynamic way who gains from trade when the world price is below the
domestic, no trade price.
Hidden slide
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P* = $1500
The diagram below shows the U.S. domestic market for computers. No
trade is taking place.
COMPUTER MARKET
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Suppose computers can be sold for $2000 each on the world market and trade is allowed.
What happens with trade?
What are the welfare effects of trade?
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P* = $1500
U.S. consumers lose b.
U.S. producers gain b + d.
Welfare rises by d.
COMPUTER MARKET
P* = $2000a
b
c
d
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The next (hidden) slide shows in a dynamic way who gains from trade when the world price is above the
domestic, no trade price.
Hidden slide
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Summary and conclusions
Allowing trade in a good will always increase social welfare (the sum of producer and consumer surplus).
When a good is exported, suppliers gain and consumers lose, compared to the no trade position.
When a good is imported, suppliers lose and consumers gain, compared to the no trade position.