PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (LL)W/ACC.
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Chapter 2, Problem 2RQ
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The factors that helped the United States to become the world’s leading exporter of movies, books, and popular music.
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At one time, it was believed that the way for a nation to prosper was to export as much as possible while importing as little as possible. More money would flow into a country than out of a country. Is this really a sound economic strategy? What is the relationship between exports and imports?
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