Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Price ceiling

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Legal maximum on the price a good can be sold at. Must be below equilibrium. Creates shortage

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Price floor

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Legal minimum on the price a good can be sold at. Must be above equilibrium. Creates surplus

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Tax incidence

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How taxes are distributed among the people who make up the economy

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Binding constraint

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If the equilibrium price is above the price ceiling, the price ceiling is a binding constraint

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