An Abstract from a Recent Economics Paper Reads as Follows

question 210

Multiple Choice

An abstract from a recent economics paper reads as follows:
We explore whether presidential and congressional influences affect the rate of disaster declaration and the allocation of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) disaster expenditures across states. We find that states politically important to the president have a higher rate of disaster declaration by the president (which is necessary to receive FEMA funding) .
This research is an example of

• A) political economics.
• B) civil reasoning.
• C) public choice.
• D) myopic rationality.

---

Definitions:

Symbolist Themes

refer to motifs in art and literature that aim to express abstract ideas and emotions through the use of symbols, prevalent in late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Famous Photographer

A renowned individual known for their exceptional skills and creative contributions to the field of photography.

Eadweard Muybridge

A pioneer in photographic studies of motion and early motion-picture projection, famously known for his sequence photography of animals in motion.

Post-Impressionism

The term used to describe the stylistically heterogeneous work of the group of late-19th-century painters in France, including van Gogh, Gauguin, Seurat, and Cézanne, who more systematically examined the properties and expressive qualities of line, pattern, form, and color than the Impressionists did.