Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9780134896441
Author: ABEL, Andrew B., BERNANKE, Ben, CROUSHORE, Dean Darrell
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Chapter 3, Problem 10NP
a)
To determine
To find the total number of hours worked per week and the total output produced per week in the economy, and the
b)
To determine
The size of labor force with respective size of employed and unemployed workers when the economy enters a recession.
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