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Economics 13th Edition by James Gwartney, Richard Stroup, Russell Sobel, David Macpherson

Edition 13ISBN: 9780538754279
book Economics 13th Edition by James Gwartney, Richard Stroup, Russell Sobel, David Macpherson cover

Economics 13th Edition by James Gwartney, Richard Stroup, Russell Sobel, David Macpherson

Edition 13ISBN: 9780538754279
Exercise 7
"Getting more Americans to realize that it pays to make things in the United States is the heart of the competitiveness issue." (This is a quote from an American business magazine.)
a. Would Americans be better off if more of them paid higher prices in order to "buy American" rather than purchase from foreigners? Would U.S. employment be higher? Explain.
b. Would Californians be better off if they bought goods produced only in California? Would the employment in California be higher? Explain.
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(a) No, Americans would not be better of...

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