Economists Use the Scientific Method and the Tools of Economics

question 130

Multiple Choice

Economists use the scientific method and the tools of economics to study

• A) only the decisions of individuals.
• B) only the decisions of business firms.
• C) only economic growth and gross domestic product (GDP).
• D) only the production possibilities curve.
• E) anything around them; the world is the economist's laboratory.

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Definitions:

Intelligence

The ability to learn, understand, and make judgments or have opinions that are based on reason.

Indentured Servitude

A labor system where people paid for their passage to the New World by working for an employer for a certain number of years.

Tobacco Industry

Refers to the companies and activities involved in the cultivation, manufacture, and sale of tobacco and tobacco-related products.

Epidemics

Outbreaks of disease that spread quickly and affect a large number of individuals within a population, region, or community at the same time.