An Economic Analysis of a Change in an Excise Tax

The authors present an example of the effect a change in the excise tax can have on retail gasoline prices. The findings provide support for standard economic theory, as well as provide a vehicle for illustrating some of the subtleties of the analysis, including the implicit assumptions regarding the implications for the buying and selling prices of middlemen.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Barron, John M. ; Blanchard, Kelly Hunt ; Umbeck, John R.
Published in:	Journal of Economic Education. - Helen Dwight Reid Foundation, ISSN 0022-0485. - Vol. 35.2004, 2, p. 184-196
Publisher:	Helen Dwight Reid Foundation
Subject:	Bertrand \| Cournot \| excise tax \| gasoline tax \| tax incidence

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	H22 - Incidence
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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