Who is benefiting from the subsidy proves the incidence [that indicates who, by law, the subsidy is intended to help.]
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What is the impact of subsidies shown in the diagram?
A subsidy will shift the supply curve to the right and therefore lower the equilibrium price in a market. The aim of the subsidy is to encourage production of
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What is the impact of maximum prices in the market?
They tend to distort the market and lead to its disequilibrium. It can either be set above the equilibrium price (ineffective), or below, causing a shortage.
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What is the impact of minimum prices?
It will create a surplus in the market. Normally the price would fall as a result, but it is not allowed to fall below the min, so the surplus remains