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Limitations of Simplified Economic Diagrams
A basic economic diagram illustrates how households provide labor to firms in exchange for wages, and how firms provide goods to households in exchange for payment. This diagram intentionally omits the institutions that channel money from savers to borrowers. What is the primary limitation of this simplified diagram for understanding how an economy grows over time?
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