Macroeconomics
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Author: ABEL, Andrew B., BERNANKE, Ben, CROUSHORE, Dean Darrell
Publisher: PEARSON
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To Explain: The concepts of real and nominal shocks with examples and determine the most important type of real shock that creates cyclical fluctuations.
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