Exploring Economics
Exploring Economics
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ISBN: 9781544336329
Author: Robert L. Sexton
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Chapter 19, Problem 11P
To determine

(a)

To explain:

Whether the real GDP can be more than the nominal GDP of the next year.

To determine

(b)

To explain:

Whether the real gross domestic product can increase while the real gross domestic product per capita falls.

To determine

(c)

To explain:

Whether at the time when the real GDP per capita falls the real consumption possibilities can expand.

To determine

(d)

To explain:

The way varying leisure amounts can affect the comparisons of real well-being.

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