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The economic ripple effect behind a single online purchase

The economic ripple effect behind a single online purchase
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When a customer buys from an online seller, the transaction can generate economic activity far beyond the seller itself. The seller may buy supplies, hire workers, pay for services and invest in its business. Economists refer to this as the multiplier effect —economic activity generated by one bu...

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