Economic Analysis Concepts
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What type of analysis involves analytical thinking about objective facts and cause-and-effect relationships?

  • Inductive analysis
  • Positive analysis (correct)
  • Normative analysis
  • Deductive analysis
  • Which type of analysis involves subjective thinking about what should be valued or the course of action to be taken?

  • Inductive analysis
  • Deductive analysis
  • Normative analysis (correct)
  • Positive analysis
  • If you want to predict the population of a city in five years based on past data, which method of reasoning would you use?

  • Normative reasoning
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Inductive reasoning (correct)
  • Positive reasoning
  • Which type of reasoning requires assuming factual information and following logical steps to reach a conclusion?

    <p>Deductive reasoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes positive and normative analyses?

    <p>Objective vs. subjective thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principle that states the cost of something is what you give up to get it?

    <p>Principle 2: The Cost of Something Is What You Give Up to Get It</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might pollution regulations, despite yielding benefits, result in reduced profits for firms?

    <p>They raise the cost of producing goods and services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of electronic devices, what is the trade-off between processing power and energy efficiency?

    <p>Increasing processing power leads to higher energy consumption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do policies like welfare systems and unemployment insurance aim to achieve?

    <p>Redistribute income from the rich to the poor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the concept 'Rational People Think at the Margin' refer to?

    <p>Incremental change in a specific economic variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

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