The Ability of Macroeconomists to Predict the Future Course of Economic

question 27

Multiple Choice

The ability of macroeconomists to predict the future course of economic events:

• A)is no better than a meteorologist's ability to predict the next month's weather.
• B)is much better than a meteorologist's ability to predict the next month's weather.
• C)has gotten worse over time.
• D)is less precise than it was in the 1920s.

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