How Did the Great Economist John Maynard Keynes Explain His

question 37

Multiple Choice

How did the great economist John Maynard Keynes explain his comment that although economics is an easy subject compared with the higher branches of philosophy or pure science, it is a subject at which few excel?

• A) Most people who study economics are not very bright.
• B) Good economists must possess a rare combination of gifts.
• C) Economics is actually quite boring; hence, people tend to lose interest in it.
• D) Good thinkers become frustrated with economics because it is not logical or relevant.

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