tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post114506110295384560..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: Substitution EffectsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1145735722799248882006-04-22T12:55:00.000-07:002006-04-22T12:55:00.000-07:00But, in general, it will also divert people into n...But, in general, it will also divert people into not accomplishing the goal at all. In the example given, closing the border would increase the number of people purchasing fake papers, <I>but not by as much as it reduced the number of people walking across the border.</I><BR/><BR/>The demand to cross the border illegally is not perfectly inelastic. Perhaps making a <I>real</I> attempt to secure the border would tell us just how elastic it really is.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640945256355962927noreply@blogger.com