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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 an increase in the minimum wage causes an increase in teenage unemployment is an example of


◦ a fallacy.
◦ an economic theory.
◦ normative economics.
◦ deductive reasoning.


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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. A graph of the value of the minimum wage on one axis and the level of teenage unemployment on the other axis is an example of


◦ an economic theory.
◦ an economic model.
◦ inductive reasoning.
◦ a variable theory.






 

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