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She wrote steadily. Diagrams first. Then definitions. Then real-world examples: carbon taxes in Sweden, sugar taxes in Mexico. For evaluation, she used the “depends on” framework: “The effectiveness depends on the elasticity of demand, the presence of merit good alternatives, and the government’s ability to enforce the tax.”
She didn’t stop there.
The first paper she pulled out was Paper 1, May 2023 (TZ2). The title alone sent a shiver down her spine. She remembered her teacher, Mr. Choudhury, saying, “The past paper is a mirror. It shows you what you actually know, not what you hope you know.” Ib Econ Past Papers