To Decide What Is Meant by Enlightened Self-Interest, Behavioral Economists

question 67

Multiple Choice

To decide what is meant by enlightened self-interest, behavioral economists will:

• A) make their models more mathematically rigorous.
• B) use the ceteris paribus assumption repeatedly.
• C) use laboratory and field experiments.
• D) base their models on induction.

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