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To what extent might a government implement an expansionary fiscal policy?

An expansionary fiscal policy is where a government decides to decrease taxes and increase public spending. An expansionary fiscal policy will usually take place when a government is not in a relatively l...

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Outline the effects of a lump-sum tax on companies selling cigarettes and who ends up bearing the burden of the tax. You should assume that there was previously no taxation in this market.

A lump sum tax is a specific tax, it is a fixed amount charged to producers which can then be offset onto consumers. It is characterised as being the same amount of tax charged across all income levels, f...

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Do minimum wages cause unemployment?

Yes, according to the standard model of the labour market, an introduction of a minimum wage above the market clearing wage rate will cause an excess of labour in the market. This model assumes conditions...

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Why does profit maximisation occur where MR=MC?

When MR>MCThe change in total revenue as a result of increasing output by one additional unit is greater than the change in total costs.Profit can still be made so firms increase output until MR = MC a...

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Why do firms in a perfect competition always make normal profit in the long run?

Market structures are models used by economists to represent the conditions of the market of particular goods. The answer to the question lies in one of the assumption to be made in the model of perfect c...

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