Labor Economics
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ISBN: 9780078021886
Author: George J Borjas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 14P
a)
To determine
The way in which the income changes for the music industry.
b)
To determine
The way in which the music-listening public could be hurt from the policy.
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