EBK ECONOMICS: PRINCIPLES AND POLICY
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Author: Blinder
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Chapter 2, Problem 1DQ
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Which is the biggest economy in the world and why it is remain as the biggest national economy in the world.
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United State is the largest national economy in the world. The reason for the U.S to remain as the biggest national economy is the existence of productive population or productive labor force in the economy and accumulated wealth of the nation.
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