As the text explains, it can sometimes be very difficult to sort out the direction of causality.

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As the text explains, it can sometimes be very difficult to sort out the direction of causality.

a. Why might you think that more police officers would lead to lower crime rates? Why might you think that higher crime rates would lead to more police officers?

b. In 2012, the New England Journal of Medicine published research that showed a strong correlation between the consumption of chocolate in a country and the number of Nobel Prize winners in that country.

Do you think countries that want to encourage their citizens to win Nobel Prizes should increase their consumption of chocolate?

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Economics

ISBN: 287201

6th Global Edition

Authors: Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, John A. List

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