Exploring Microeconomics
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Author: Sexton, Robert L.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc., Corwin, Cq Press,
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Chapter 1, Problem 10P
To determine
(a)
Distinction between selfishness and self-interest.
To determine
(b)
Effects of inaction.
To determine
(c)
Difficulty in observing and predicting in economics as compared to chemistry.
To determine
(d)
Reasons that leads to an economistobserving group behavior rather than individual behavior.
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