Bundle: Macroeconomics, 13th + Aplia, 1 Term Printed Access Card
Bundle: Macroeconomics, 13th + Aplia, 1 Term Printed Access Card
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781337742375
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12, Problem 8QP
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Explain the role of money to reduce the transaction cost of making trades.

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