Economics:
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781285859460
Author: BOYES, William
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 24, Problem 7E
To determine
To explain:
The predictions about the market for illegal drugs in the long run. The impact of government's war against drugs in the short run and in the long run.
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