Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9780134896441
Author: ABEL, Andrew B., BERNANKE, Ben, CROUSHORE, Dean Darrell
Publisher: PEARSON
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Meaning of full-employment output and the way it gets affected by an increase in participation rate and beneficial supply shock.
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