Brief Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337091985
Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 2QR
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Why the budget deficits and the trade deficits are called twin deficits.
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