For Mathematical Convenience,assuming That People Are Fully Rational and Self-Interested

question 91

Multiple Choice

For mathematical convenience,assuming that people are fully rational and self-interested

• A) clearly does not mean that people really are fully rational and self-interested all the time.
• B) clearly means that people really are fully rational and self-interested all the time.
• C) is a practice never followed by economists,but is often followed by psychologists.
• D) is a practice always followed by behavioral economists.
• E) is a practice that is banned in most states by professional ethics laws.

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