Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9781319105990
Author: Mankiw, N. Gregory.
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Chapter 19, Problem 9PA
(a)
To determine
Explain why investment depends on
(b)
To determine
Explain the fiscal-policy multipliers in the Keynesian-cross model.
(c)
To determine
Shift of IS curve.
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