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Chapter 6, Problem 6.4.8PA
(Related to the Apply the Concept on page 199) The elasticities reported in this Apply the Concept were calculated using price data for many brands of beer. Why might price elasticity estimates be less reliable if they use data for only one brand of beer?
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