Round 3: Tossup 7

The idea that these quantities are larger for more inelastic agents is central to their optimal amount calculated by Frank Ramsay. The idea that these quantities (15[2])should only be based on land is central to Georgism. A type of these quantities that corrects for a negative externality (15[1])and (15[1])does not (15[1])incur deadweight loss is named for Arthur Pigou. These quantities are commonly represented as a (*) triangle-shaped wedge between supply and demand curves. This quantity is evaluated at each step of a good’s production process in a “value-added” type. These quantities may be flat or progressive when applied to income at marginal rates. For 10 points, tariffs are a form of what fees paid to government bodies like the IRS? ■END■

ANSWER: taxes [or taxation; accept tax rates; accept value-added tax; accept Pigouvian tax; accept commodity taxes]
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