Macroeconomics
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Author: ABEL, Andrew B., BERNANKE, Ben, CROUSHORE, Dean Darrell
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Chapter 15, Problem 6NP
a)
To determine
To find: The nominal deficit when nominal GDP growth rate is 10% and nominal outstanding debt is 1000.
b)
To determine
To find: The nominal deficit.
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