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In economics, assume that the money income remaining constant, every pricechange can be decomposed into an income and substitution effect.1.The substitution effect is when the price changes effect with the changesin relative price, because the customers to substitute one good to insteadof another.2.In come effect is when the price of good changes affect the real moneyincome of consumer, also their purchasing power
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Introduction
In economics, assume that the money income remaining constant, every price change can be decomposed into an income and substitution effect. 1. The substitution effect is when the price changes effect with the changes in relative price, because the customers to substitute one good to instead of another. 2. In come effect is when the price of good changes affect the real money income of consumer, also their purchasing power. However, the income and substitution effect also depends upon the good is normal or inferior. Frist part let’s see what happens if the price of normal good fall.
Income and substitution effects: normal good
See the diagram, OX1 and OX2 is the quantity of two goods and OX1 is a normal good. Before the price X1 decrease, the maximizing consumer satisfaction equilibrium point is a. At this point, the budget line AB and indifference curve I1 are tangent. There is no higher level of satisfaction can be attained at this case, because I1 is the slope describes how a consumer is willing to substitute for another and at maximizing point a, the MRS=Pf/Pc, between the two goods X1 and X2 are equals the price ratio. As the price of X1 falls, the equilibrium point shifts from a to b. so the new maximizing equilibrium point becomes b, the new budget line shifts from AB to AB1, which are tangent with utility I2 (I2>I1). Due to the decrease in price, the demand quantity increase and move to the right from Q1 to Q3. This is the to total effect of price decrease. We can separate the total effect to income and the substitution effect.
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Substitution effects The substitution effect is a price change that alters the slope of the budget constraint but leaves the consumer on the same indifference curve. Therefore, it can be obtained by draw a new budget line FG, which is a parallel line to AB1 in order to isolate the income effect and the substitution effect of the price fall. FG is just tangent to the old indifference curve I1, which the declined of nominal income (budget line AB1 shift left to FG) could brings consumers back to the original utility level. Because FG is parallel to AB1, we hold money income constant and put the consumer on their old indifference curve I1. The substitution effect of the price fall is a to c along I1, the actually demand quantity increased from Q1 to Q2. By this effect, the consumer will want to purchase relatively cheaper and less expensive good and less other good that are now relatively more expensive. Income effects Income effect pushes the budget line FG to AB1, then, the maximizing consumer satisfaction equilibrium point c along I1 will be back to the point b along I2 (I1 effect
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Quantity of Labor Supplied
See the diagram above, with the assumption that leisure is a normal good, the increase in wage rate will cause the quantity of labor supplied to increase if the substitution effect is larger than the income effect, and decrease if the income effect is larger than the substitution effect.
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Tax, benefit system with Labor supply
In economics research, the designing of a ‘good’ tax and benefit system will depend on how people work decision (Jim Saxton 2011), as well as on the way they are distributed over the entire budget constraint. Richard M and Eric (2003) said many studies have examined the impact of taxes on work and illustrate that substitution effect (the change in relative prices) will cause individuals to change their work decisions. Mike, Emmanuel and Shephard indicated that the relative between taxes and labor supply is because the alter return both by making the non-tax wage lower than the after-tax one and compares the financial reward from have job to no job. For example, once the taxes reduce workers’ after-tax wages, they may choose to gain the working hours to compensate for the lost time, Reagan’s 1981 Tax cut lead to exponential economic growth and increase in employment, GDP. This is because when the after-tax wage arises, leisure becomes more expensive, workers respond to tax cuts by substituting more labor for less leisure and towards consumption. The high demand and attractive to labor is the substitution effect. Except this one, tax cut also incentive to reduce labor through the income effect, which increase the demand for leisure by provide the higher after-tax income. As the reduction in net income due to higher taxes, it implies one to work less because the trade of between works in opposite direction, even this is not always happen. (Costas Meghir, David Phillips 2008)
These diagram shows that the UK tax and benefit system in 2009-2010, the benefits minus average tax rates is regressive form the poorest to highest income group.
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Hence, for the higher-income taxpayers, they usually have more responsive to the tax change, because they have to face the highest marginal tax rates. In other words, they would experience the largest deadweight loss burdens from income tax. (Rosen, 1992)
Conclusion
Overall, income and substitution effects are two important effects of the change in wages or price. The change of one good price will lead to the amount of that good’s consumers able to purchase changes in the opposite direction. As we discussed before, a traditional labor supply model assume that each individual selects the combination of working hours and leisure time which can maximizes their financial rewards. By adding and incorporated the taxes into the labor supply model, it has proved that income tax would also reflect the relative strengths of income and substitution effects. But, the evidence in real world is mixed, there are some other factors should include at the considerations such as individual’s marital statues, family size and the forms of non-labor income.
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Reference
Estrin, Laidler, Dietrich(2008) MICROECONOMICS, fifth Edition, Prentice Hall,pp41-69, 524-540 Sara Connolly, Alistair Munro(1999) Economics of the public sector, Pearson Education Limited, pp.222-240 Kevin Lawler, Kevin Hinde and Arthur Walker (2007) Microeconomic For Business, Second Edition, A Pearson custom publication, pp116-121 Costas Meghir, David Phillips (2008) ‘Labor Supply and Taxes’ THE INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES, pp1-50 Richard M. Bird and Eric M. Zolt (2003) ‘Introduction to Tax Policy Design and Development’ pp13-15 Jim Saxton (2001) ‘Economic benefits of personal income tax rate reductions’ A Joint Economic Committee Study. Pp5-7 Mike Brewer, Emmanuel Saez, and Andrew Shephard. ‘Means-testing and Tax Rates on Earnings’ pp92-100 Rosen, Harvey(1992) Public Finance, 3rd Edition. Andrew Chamberlain (2004) ‘Retrospective on the 1981 Reagan Tax Cut’ Tax foundation website,http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/163.html
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In economics, assume that the money income remaining constant, every pricechange can be decomposed into an income and substitution effect.1.The substitution effect is when the price changes effect with the changesin relative price, because the customers to substitute one good to insteadof another.2.In come effect is when the price of good changes affect the real moneyincome of consumer, also their purchasing power
Microeconomics For Business
Anonymous No. Z0921745
1
Introduction
In economics, assume that the money income remaining constant, every price change can be decomposed into an income and substitution effect. 1. The substitution effect is when the price changes effect with the changes in relative price, because the customers to substitute one good to instead of another. 2. In come effect is when the price of good changes affect the real money income of consumer, also their purchasing power. However, the income and substitution effect also depends upon the good is normal or inferior. Frist part let’s see what happens if the price of normal good fall.
Income and substitution effects: normal good
See the diagram, OX1 and OX2 is the quantity of two goods and OX1 is a normal good. Before the price X1 decrease, the maximizing consumer satisfaction equilibrium point is a. At this point, the budget line AB and indifference curve I1 are tangent. There is no higher level of satisfaction can be attained at this case, because I1 is the slope describes how a consumer is willing to substitute for another and at maximizing point a, the MRS=Pf/Pc, between the two goods X1 and X2 are equals the price ratio. As the price of X1 falls, the equilibrium point shifts from a to b. so the new maximizing equilibrium point becomes b, the new budget line shifts from AB to AB1, which are tangent with utility I2 (I2>I1). Due to the decrease in price, the demand quantity increase and move to the right from Q1 to Q3. This is the to total effect of price decrease. We can separate the total effect to income and the substitution effect.
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Substitution effects The substitution effect is a price change that alters the slope of the budget constraint but leaves the consumer on the same indifference curve. Therefore, it can be obtained by draw a new budget line FG, which is a parallel line to AB1 in order to isolate the income effect and the substitution effect of the price fall. FG is just tangent to the old indifference curve I1, which the declined of nominal income (budget line AB1 shift left to FG) could brings consumers back to the original utility level. Because FG is parallel to AB1, we hold money income constant and put the consumer on their old indifference curve I1. The substitution effect of the price fall is a to c along I1, the actually demand quantity increased from Q1 to Q2. By this effect, the consumer will want to purchase relatively cheaper and less expensive good and less other good that are now relatively more expensive. Income effects Income effect pushes the budget line FG to AB1, then, the maximizing consumer satisfaction equilibrium point c along I1 will be back to the point b along I2 (I1 effect
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income< subs. effect effect
Quantity of Labor Supplied
See the diagram above, with the assumption that leisure is a normal good, the increase in wage rate will cause the quantity of labor supplied to increase if the substitution effect is larger than the income effect, and decrease if the income effect is larger than the substitution effect.
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Tax, benefit system with Labor supply
In economics research, the designing of a ‘good’ tax and benefit system will depend on how people work decision (Jim Saxton 2011), as well as on the way they are distributed over the entire budget constraint. Richard M and Eric (2003) said many studies have examined the impact of taxes on work and illustrate that substitution effect (the change in relative prices) will cause individuals to change their work decisions. Mike, Emmanuel and Shephard indicated that the relative between taxes and labor supply is because the alter return both by making the non-tax wage lower than the after-tax one and compares the financial reward from have job to no job. For example, once the taxes reduce workers’ after-tax wages, they may choose to gain the working hours to compensate for the lost time, Reagan’s 1981 Tax cut lead to exponential economic growth and increase in employment, GDP. This is because when the after-tax wage arises, leisure becomes more expensive, workers respond to tax cuts by substituting more labor for less leisure and towards consumption. The high demand and attractive to labor is the substitution effect. Except this one, tax cut also incentive to reduce labor through the income effect, which increase the demand for leisure by provide the higher after-tax income. As the reduction in net income due to higher taxes, it implies one to work less because the trade of between works in opposite direction, even this is not always happen. (Costas Meghir, David Phillips 2008)
These diagram shows that the UK tax and benefit system in 2009-2010, the benefits minus average tax rates is regressive form the poorest to highest income group.
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Hence, for the higher-income taxpayers, they usually have more responsive to the tax change, because they have to face the highest marginal tax rates. In other words, they would experience the largest deadweight loss burdens from income tax. (Rosen, 1992)
Conclusion
Overall, income and substitution effects are two important effects of the change in wages or price. The change of one good price will lead to the amount of that good’s consumers able to purchase changes in the opposite direction. As we discussed before, a traditional labor supply model assume that each individual selects the combination of working hours and leisure time which can maximizes their financial rewards. By adding and incorporated the taxes into the labor supply model, it has proved that income tax would also reflect the relative strengths of income and substitution effects. But, the evidence in real world is mixed, there are some other factors should include at the considerations such as individual’s marital statues, family size and the forms of non-labor income.
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Reference
Estrin, Laidler, Dietrich(2008) MICROECONOMICS, fifth Edition, Prentice Hall,pp41-69, 524-540 Sara Connolly, Alistair Munro(1999) Economics of the public sector, Pearson Education Limited, pp.222-240 Kevin Lawler, Kevin Hinde and Arthur Walker (2007) Microeconomic For Business, Second Edition, A Pearson custom publication, pp116-121 Costas Meghir, David Phillips (2008) ‘Labor Supply and Taxes’ THE INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES, pp1-50 Richard M. Bird and Eric M. Zolt (2003) ‘Introduction to Tax Policy Design and Development’ pp13-15 Jim Saxton (2001) ‘Economic benefits of personal income tax rate reductions’ A Joint Economic Committee Study. Pp5-7 Mike Brewer, Emmanuel Saez, and Andrew Shephard. ‘Means-testing and Tax Rates on Earnings’ pp92-100 Rosen, Harvey(1992) Public Finance, 3rd Edition. Andrew Chamberlain (2004) ‘Retrospective on the 1981 Reagan Tax Cut’ Tax foundation website,http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/163.html
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