ECON MICRO
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ISBN: 9781337000536
Author: William A. McEachern
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 2.5P
To determine
The reason why the demand slope of Loanable fund curve is downward to the right.
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In the market of loanable funds which is the market where individual wish to borrow fund or save in order to earn interest.
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