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Provide an interpretation for how consumption is related to income in the following: consumption = –0.90 + 0.54 income + 0.95 income?

Microeconomic Theory

12th Edition

ISBN:9781337517942

Author:NICHOLSON

Publisher:NICHOLSON

Chapter17: Capital And Time

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17.2P

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