Microeconomics (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134737508
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.3.8PA
(a):
To determine
Effect of imports, technology and offshoring on
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To determine
Changes in equilibrium wage
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