MindTap Economics, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Mankiw's Principles of Microeconomics, 8th (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337096560
Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 1QR
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Reason for higher wages in coal mining.
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