Macroeconomics (9th Global Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134141534
Author: Andrew B. Abel, Ben Bernanke
Publisher: Pearson Global Edition
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The terms used in explaining the movements of economic variables in the event of the aggregate economic activity rising or falling and the term that describes their timing.
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