Economics Today (19th Edition)
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Author: Roger LeRoy Miller
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Chapter 19, Problem 1FCT
What do you suppose were thee likely short-run adjustments to removal of the cotton subsidy by Egyptian farmers who continued to devote all of their lands to agricultural crops?
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Chapter 19 Solutions
Economics Today (19th Edition)
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