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In An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith listed three reasons for productivity to increase with specialization. What are these three reasons?
 
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Genovia produced 10 million tonnes of wheat in a particular year. However, 1 million tonnes got infested with pests and had to be thrown away. How will this affect the calculation of the gross domestic product of the country for that year?
 
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Answer to Question 1

repetition, continuity, innovation

Answer to Question 2

The quantity of wheat that had to be thrown away will not affect the calculation of GDP since depreciation is not included in the calculation of GDP.



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