Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780134738321
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4.A, Problem 9PA
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The consumer and producer surplus and the deadweight loss in the economy.
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Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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