MyLab Economics with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9780134739656
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.2.3PA
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The economic efficiency after drought.
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MyLab Economics with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Microeconomics
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