Compare the tax incidence in the short run to the long run

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Suppose the government institutes a tax on soft drinks. Assume that short-run and long-run demand curves are the same, while the long-run supply curve is more elastic than the short- run supply curve. Compare the tax incidence in the short run to the long run.

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