Microeconomics: Principles, Problems, & Policies, 20th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0077660811
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Chapter 17 - Natural Resource and Energy Economics - Discussion Questions - Page 402: 8

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The supply will likely decrease, for the tax makes the extraction more expensive, making it best to hold off on extracting the resource.
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