Tax incedence for elasticities

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when demand is Perfectly inelastic
buyers pay all the tax
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when demand is inelastic
buyers pay more of the tax
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when demand is elastic
sellers pay more of the tax
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when demand is perfectly elastic
sellers pay all of the tax
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when supply is perfectly inelastic
sellers pay all of the tax
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when supply is inelastic
sellers pay more of a tax
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when supply is elastic
buyers pay more of a tax
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when supply is perfectly elastic
buyers pay all of the tax
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