Macro- & Monetary Economics

Prio: Normal, Part I: Neoclassical Model, Type: MC, Quiz 1

Suppose that the government imposes a proportional income tax on the consumer's wage income, i.e. w * (1-t)*(h-l). What is the effect of an increase in tax rate on consumption and leisure (assuming that the substitution effect outweighs the income effect)?

  • Consumption increases and leisure increases
  • Consumption increases and leisure decreases
  • Consumption decreases and leisure increases
  • Consumption decreases and leisure decreases
 

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