Two economists are debating unemployment policy. One says the government should tackle unemployment because it is the greatest social evil; the other insists that inflation is the greatest social evil. Why do they disagree?
Correct answer C. They disagree because they have different values
Explanation
Ranking unemployment against inflation as the worse evil is a normative judgement, so their disagreement stems from differing values rather than from conflicting evidence.
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