Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9781337617390
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 19QP
(a)
To determine
Estimate the sticky-wage explanation.
(b)
To determine
Estimate the worker-misperception explanation.
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