Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 6PA
(a):
To determine
Change in incentive for work.
(b):
To determine
Change in incentive for work and trade-off.
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