Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9780073375854
Author: B. Douglas Bernheim, Michael Whinston
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 1, Problem 6DQ
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Explain whether the assumption “people motivated by material self-interest” is always, usually, sometimes, rarely, or never a good one.
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