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ECON Ch2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Causation means... | one event brings about another event |
| Correlation means... | one event is observed to occur along with another |
| To determine causality in sciences, researchers... | perform controlled experiments |
| Experimental economics... | uses laboratory experiments to analyze economic behavior |
| Economic models explain... | human behavior |
| Macroeconomics is focused on... | the economy as a whole, focuses on variables such as GDP growth and unemployment. |
| Microeconomics is focused on... | examines individual decision-making at firms and households and the way they interact in specific industries and markets. |
| Two variables are negatively correlated if... | the value of one increases as the other decreases |
| Two variables are positively correlated if... | the value of one decreases as the other decreases |
| Ceteris paribus means... | all other things equal - keeping all variables constant when one variable is changed |