Macroeconomics: Principles and Policy (MindTap Course List)
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Author: William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8.A, Problem 1TY
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To Identify: The transaction included in gross domestic product and the amount that raises the GDP.
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To Identify: The transaction included in gross domestic product and the amount that raises the GDP.
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