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It was kind of disorganized and didnt explain some concepts very well they werent as simply explained as the title claims. The principal example in the first two parts of the book is a macroeconomic model of the usa. The emphasis is on quantitative or analytical work, which is novel and relevant. Epub, pdf, and html and on every physical printed page the. This is a popular book on economics and capitalism. This book is a methodological examination of model building in modern economics. There are a number of ways of fooling yourself into thinking that you have a.
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