Policy Makers Who Listen to the Academic Economists from Whom

question 27

Multiple Choice

Policy makers who listen to the academic economists from whom they ask advice:

• A) always follow the economists' policy recommendations.
• B) do not always follow the economists' policy recommendations.
• C) never privately agree with the economists' policy recommendations.
• D) realize that the best way to get elected and reelected is to say constantly that all choices have costs and benefits.

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Definitions:

Stanley Milgram

An American social psychologist best known for his controversial experiments on obedience to authority conducted in the 1960s.

Obedience

The act of following orders or directions from an authority figure, often without questioning them.

Experimenter

An experimenter is a researcher who conducts experiments, which are structured investigations designed to test hypotheses and understand causal relationships in scientific studies.

Pessimistic

A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.