Multiple Choice
The "other-things-constant" assumption:
A) allows an economist to make useful predictions.
B) is a prediction.
C) applies only to consumers' decisions and not to those of firms.
D) forces an economist to ignore reality, where things are constantly changing.
E) implies rational self-interest on the part of all economic actors.
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