Microeconomics (2nd Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
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Author: Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, John List
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Chapter 16, Problem 3P
(a)
To determine
Types of sellers willing to sell at
(b)
To determine
Reason for failure of
(c)
To determine
A way for mattresses with no bed bugs to be sold.
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