Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9781337617390
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 8QP
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Open market purchases and discount rate.
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Chapter 13 Solutions
Macroeconomics
Ch. 13.1 - Prob. 1STCh. 13.1 - Prob. 2STCh. 13.1 - Prob. 3STCh. 13.3 - Prob. 1STCh. 13.3 - Prob. 2STCh. 13.3 - Prob. 3STCh. 13.3 - Prob. 4STCh. 13 - Prob. 1QPCh. 13 - Prob. 2QPCh. 13 - Prob. 3QP
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