Economic Analysis

question 44

Multiple Choice

Economic analysis:

• A)involves some simplifications of reality.
• B)is only vaguely related to reality because if it did so coincide, it would not still be theory.
• C)is impossible, because of the impossibility of a controlled experiment.
• D)if it is good theory, involves no simplification of reality.
• E)involves so much distortion of reality as to be worthless.

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