Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9780134896441
Author: ABEL, Andrew B., BERNANKE, Ben, CROUSHORE, Dean Darrell
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 2RQ
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To Explain: The means by which the output at full employment is being derived according to the Keynesian model with focus on efficiency wages.
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