Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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ISBN: 9780134738321
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 29, Problem 29.1.5PA
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The value of the statistical discrepancy, balance of payment account.
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he following list gives the balance of payments account information:
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Assume the balance on the capital account is zero.
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