In the 1961 edition of his best-selling introductory economics textbook, the late Nobel Laureate Paul Samuelson noted

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In the 1961 edition of his best-selling introductory economics textbook, the late Nobel Laureate Paul Samuelson noted that Soviet GDP might become larger than U.S. GDP by 1985.

a. In 1961, why might a leading economist have expected that the Soviet economy might eventually become larger than the U.S. economy?

b. Briefly explain why the Soviet economy failed to overtake the U.S. economy.

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Economics

ISBN: 978-0134738321

7th edition

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O Brien

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