Economists Use Models to Explain Real-Life Situations Because

question 27

Multiple Choice

Economists use models to explain real-life situations because:

• A)such models tend to be exactly what is occurring in each situation.
• B)assumptions found in such models tend to make analyzing the situation more difficult.
• C)simplifications and assumptions often yield results that can help to explain the more difficult real-life situations.
• D)real-life situations are not relevant to the building of models.

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Case Law

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Fifth Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that provides protections including the right against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

Self-Incrimination

The act of giving testimony that implicates oneself in criminal wrongdoing. The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution states that no person “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.”

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