Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 24.3.3RQ
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The impact of no policy actions by the government during the recession.
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Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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