Microeconomics (9th Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
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Author: Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld
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Chapter 3, Problem 13RQ
To determine
Reason for understating the ideal cost of living index.
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Microeconomics (9th Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
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