Microeconomics
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Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 4QAP
(a)
To determine
The impact of vested interest on the production of U.S. military goods at the expense of consumer goods.
(b)
To determine
The impact of biasness for human welfare in the U.S. and abroad.
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