Economics: Private and Public Choice
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ISBN: 9781337642224
Author: James D. Gwartney; Richard L. Stroup; Russell S. Sobel
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 19, Problem 15CQ
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Purchase of Country U’s treasury bills by Countries C and J and its effect over Country U’s economy.
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