EP ECONOMICS,AP EDITION-CONNECT ACCESS
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ISBN: 9780021403455
Author: McConnell
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 22, Problem 11DQ
To determine
the relevance of the moral hazard problem to the health care market.
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