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Social Studies, 15.02.2020 03:16 srtdklug2005

Agreement and disagreement among economists Suppose that Edison, an economist from an AM talk radio program, and Hilary, an economist from a university in Massachusetts, are arguing over saving incentives. The following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate:

Hilary: I think it's safe to say that, in general, the savings rate of households in today's economy is much lower than it really needs to be to sustain an improvement in living standards.
Edison: I think a switch from the income tax to a consumption tax would bring growth in living standards.
Hilary: You really think households would change their saving behavior enough in response to this to make a difference? Because I don't.

The disagreement between these economists is most likely due to .

(A) differences in values
(B) differences in perception versus reality
(C) differences in scientific judgments

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