Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
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Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
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Chapter 30, Problem 1IAPA
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The amount of fiscal stimulus required to close the output gap if the multiplier was as large as believed by the Person O's team and the amount of fiscal stimulus required to close the output gap if the multiplier was as large as believed by the Person M's team.
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