Macroeconomics
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134896441
Author: ABEL, Andrew B., BERNANKE, Ben, CROUSHORE, Dean Darrell
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 2AP
a)
To determine
The impact of immigration in a country on the current level of full-employment output.
b)
To determine
The impact of energy supply depletion on the current level of full-employment output.
c)
To determine
The impact of new teaching techniques on the current level of full-employment output.
d)
To determine
The impact of a new law that mandates the shutdown of some unsafe form of capital on the current level of full-employment output.
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