Macroeconomics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)
Macroeconomics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305506756
Author: James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 9CQ
To determine

The impact of increase in aggregate demand when the economy has large unemployment rate.

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