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Question: 1. A lot of American action movies are quests to eliminate a villain. If in real life, villains are elastically supplied (like guns for buyback programs), should we care whether the hero captures a particular villain? Why or why not?

2. How might elasticities help to explain why people on vacation tend to spend more for food and necessities than the local population?

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