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Introduction to Economic Analysis
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and is available online from McAfee's website. A further revision was produced by Donald J. Dale.

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''Introduction to Economic Analysis''
2009. McAfee, R. Preston and Tracy R. Lewis. Revised and expanded version published as an

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