Subsidies

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Subsidies are government payments to producers or consumers that lower production costs or prices, encourage greater output or consumption, and can alter market outcomes and efficiency.

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1. Per-Unit Subsidies to Producers
2. Subsidies
3. The Story Told in Graphs
4. Does It Matter Who Receives the Subsidy?
5. Subsidies are a Mirror Image of Taxation
6. Use the “subsidy wedge” shortcut
7. Deadweight Loss
8. Who Receives the Benefit from a Subsidy?
9. Subsidies Quiz
10. Electric-Vehicle Subsidies: Kill the Tax Credits and Let Consumers Decide

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