MindTap Economics, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Mankiw's Principles of Macroeconomics, 8th (MindTap Course List)
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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 8QR
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Why it is desirable to have large GDP .
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MindTap Economics, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Mankiw's Principles of Macroeconomics, 8th (MindTap Course List)
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