The Inability to Isolate a Demand Curve from Observed Prices

question 42

Multiple Choice

The inability to isolate a demand curve from observed prices and quantities alone is known as the:

• A) economist's problem.
• B) inference problem.
• C) regression problem.
• D) identification problem.
• E) timing problem.

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