Practice mode Market

Apart from taxes used to offset ____, taxes are ____. Which pair completes the sentence?

Correct answer D. Externalities, distortionary

Explanation

Most taxes drive a wedge between buyers' and sellers' prices and so distort choices. Corrective taxes on externalities are the exception because they move the market towards efficiency.

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