Microeconomics (2nd Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
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Author: Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, John List
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Chapter 1, Problem 11Q
To determine
Cause and effect relation between:
(a) A rise in the price of peaches and a drought in California.
(b) Rise in the price of Cocoa and pest attack on its crop.
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