Chapter 5 Elasticity—Around the World

Read the following articles and pages in order to answer the below questions.

"Despite Tax, Mexico Soda Sales Pop", WSJ
"Why Exxon Mobil would support a carbon tax", The Economist
"How Cigarettes Tax the Poor", Primeonomics

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