Principles of Economics (Second Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393614077
Author: coppock, Lee; Mateer, Dirk
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 28, Problem 2QFR
To determine
To explain:
The difference between budget deficit and national debt.
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