In Building a Model the Assumption That Allows Economists to Study

question 164

Multiple Choice

In building a model the assumption that allows economists to study only the factors being analyzed is the

• A) rationality assumption.
• B) ceteris paribus assumption.
• C) the self-interest assumption.
• D) the scarcity assumption.

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