Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781337617406
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 9QP
(a)
To determine
Reason for less income in Ethiopia than in Japan.
(b)
To determine
Reason for increasing army recruitment during recession.
(c)
To determine
Reason for large income earnings of basketball stars.
(d)
To determine
Reason for paying high wage that jobs carry health risk than jobs that do not.
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