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jazziefee

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Refer to Scenario 1.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.

SCENARIO 1.1: An economist wants to understand the relationship between minimum wages and the level of teenage unemployment. The economist collects data on the values of the minimum wage and the levels of teenage unemployment over time. The economist concludes that a 1% increase in minimum wage causes a 0.2% increase in teenage unemployment. From this information he concludes that the minimum wage is harmful to teenagers and should be reduced or eliminated to increase employment among teenagers.





Refer to Scenario 1.1. The statement that a 1% increase in the minimum wage causes a 0.2% increase in teenage unemployment is an example of


◦ equity.
◦ normative economics.
◦ positive economics.
◦ Ockham's razor.


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Refer to Scenario 1.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.

SCENARIO 1.1: An economist wants to understand the relationship between minimum wages and the level of teenage unemployment. The economist collects data on the values of the minimum wage and the levels of teenage unemployment over time. The economist concludes that a 1% increase in minimum wage causes a 0.2% increase in teenage unemployment. From this information he concludes that the minimum wage is harmful to teenagers and should be reduced or eliminated to increase employment among teenagers.





Refer to Scenario 1.1. The statement, "the minimum wage is harmful to teenagers and should be reduced or eliminated to increase employment among teenagers," is an example of


◦ marginal economics.
◦ normative economics.
◦ positive economics.
◦ Ockham's razor.




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Refer to Scenario 1.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.

SCENARIO 1.1: An economist wants to understand the relationship between minimum wages and the level of teenage unemployment. The economist collects data on the values of the minimum wage and the levels of teenage unemployment over time. The economist concludes that a 1% increase in minimum wage causes a 0.2% increase in teenage unemployment. From this information he concludes that the minimum wage is harmful to teenagers and should be reduced or eliminated to increase employment among teenagers.





Refer to Scenario 1.1. The collection and use of the data on minimum wage and teenage unemployment over time is an example of


◦ law and economics.
◦ economic history.
◦ econometrics.
◦ empirical economics.





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