Only in the case of perfectly inelastic demand will consumers pay the full amount of a specific tax or ad valorem tax

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False. While it is true that consumers pay the full tax in the case of perfectly inelastic demand, it is not the only case. Regardless of demand elasticity (except in the rare case where demand is also perfectly elastic), consumers will pay the full amount of the tax if supply is perfectly elastic.

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The economy's self-correcting mechanism ensures that neither recessionary nor inflationary gaps will be eliminated eventually

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