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It predicts the impact of exogenous variables on the endogenous ones
It helps in the study of welfare in the society
Facilitates estimation of GNP, which aids in the analysis of the economy’s performance;
Knowledge of macroeconomics is important in economic policy formulation by governments. For example, we are able to understand how aggregate variables like GNP, wage rate, consumption, savings, investment, interest rates etc, will be affected by a change in government expenditure, tax policy, monetary policy, foreign exchange rates,
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