Microeconomics
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Author: David C. Colander
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Chapter 5, Problem 5QAP
(a)
To determine
Economic effects of rent controls and that in theory.
(b)
To determine
Appropriateness of the rent control mechanism.
(c)
To determine
Appropriate mechanisms to address the inequality.
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