When Constructing an Economic Model,economists

question 130

Multiple Choice

When constructing an economic model,economists:

• A)rely mostly on their own value judgments and ignore the far more complex world of facts.
• B)always try to duplicate reality by including all available information.
• C)use assumptions that are true for the individual but never true for the whole economy.
• D)must rely on assumptions for the sake of simplification.
• E)are primarily concerned with making realistic assumptions.

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