Economics: Principles & Policy
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ISBN: 9781337696326
Author: William J. Baumol; Alan S. Blinder; John L. Solow
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 1TY
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The input that includes large economic rents in the earnings.
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