Economists Who Are Asked to Choose Between Two Government Policies

question 212

Multiple Choice

Economists who are asked to choose between two government policies may disagree because:

• A)they make the same value judgments about the desirability of the policies.
• B)they base their conclusions on models that make different assumptions.
• C)as a matter of course,economists often take opposing points of view so that all sides of a question may be discussed.
• D)economists are trained ignore facts and focus on theory.

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