Economics:
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ISBN: 9781285859460
Author: BOYES, William
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 7E
To determine
Comment on the affect of baby boom on labor force in post-World War II, also its effect on the future U.S. labor force
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