Economists Normally

question 150

Multiple Choice

Economists normally

• A)do not try to explain people's tastes,but they do try to explain what happens when tastes change.
• B)believe that they must be able to explain people's tastes in order to explain what happens when tastes change.
• C)do not believe that people's tastes determine demand,so they ignore the subject of tastes.
• D)incorporate tastes into economic models only to the extent that tastes determine whether pairs of goods are substitutes or complements.

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Definitions:

Exploiting

Taking unfair advantage of a person, group, or situation for one's own benefit, often ethically or legally questionable.

Middle-Income DVCs

Developing countries that have achieved a certain level of GDP per capita, falling between low-income and high-income thresholds, if DVCs is taken to mean Developing Countries.

Farm Labor

The workforce engaged in agricultural activities, including planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops, as well as raising livestock.

Demographic Transition

The massive decline in birth rates that occurs once a developing country achieves higher standards of living because the perceived marginal cost of additional children begins to exceed the perceived marginal benefit.