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8. Agreement and disagreement among economists
Suppose that Shen, an economist from a consulting firm, and Valerie, another economist from a university in Florida, are both guests on a popular
science podcast. The host of the podcast is facilitating their debate over health insurance. The following dialogue represents a portion of the transcript
of their discussion:
Valerie: A popular topic for debate among politicians as well as economists is the idea of providing government assistance for health
benefits.
Shen: I think it is oppressive for the government to tax people who take care of themselves in order to pay for health insurance for
those who are obese.
Valerie: I disagree. I think government funding of health insurance is useful to ensure basic fairness.
The disagreement between these economists is most likely due to
differences in values.
differences in scientific judgments
differences between perception versus reality.
Despite their differences, with which proposition are two economis
Business managers can raise profit more easily by reduc
Central banks should focus more on maintaining low une
Employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations.
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Transcribed Image Text:8. Agreement and disagreement among economists Suppose that Shen, an economist from a consulting firm, and Valerie, another economist from a university in Florida, are both guests on a popular science podcast. The host of the podcast is facilitating their debate over health insurance. The following dialogue represents a portion of the transcript of their discussion: Valerie: A popular topic for debate among politicians as well as economists is the idea of providing government assistance for health benefits. Shen: I think it is oppressive for the government to tax people who take care of themselves in order to pay for health insurance for those who are obese. Valerie: I disagree. I think government funding of health insurance is useful to ensure basic fairness. The disagreement between these economists is most likely due to differences in values. differences in scientific judgments differences between perception versus reality. Despite their differences, with which proposition are two economis Business managers can raise profit more easily by reduc Central banks should focus more on maintaining low une Employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations.
Despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree?
Business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue.
Central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation.
Employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations.
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Transcribed Image Text:Despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? Business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. Central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. Employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations.
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