Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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Chapter 22, Problem 22.2.1RQ
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The effect of change in production function per hour worked due to change in capital labor per hour worked and change in technology.
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Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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