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Lesson 2: Economic Science | Unit 5: Cause and Effect
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The purpose of science is to identify the fundamental, basic laws of nature that guide our every moves.- The purpose of the scientific method is to explain the world by identifying cause and effect.
- For every action there is a consequence. And for every consequence there is a cause.
The first step is to identify cause and effect links is correlation:- Correlation. If event A causes event B, then event A is correlated with event B. But, correlation does not mean causation. Two events can be correlated, without one causing the other. Note the fallacy of false cause.
- Time Proximity. Event A and event B must happen at about the same time.
- Time Sequence. Event A must precede event B. If event B occurs first, then it can't be caused by event A.
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LAISSEZ FAIRE The notion that government should not intervene into production, consumption, and exchange activities and that the private sector (households and businesses) should be free to make allocation decisions. Laissez faire is a French term that roughly translates into "allow to act." It has been the rallying cry for many people (primarily business leaders) who oppose government intervention, regulation, or even taxation since it was popularized in the late 1700s by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations.
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The portion of aggregate output U.S. citizens pay in taxes (30%) is less than the other six leading industrialized nations -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, or Japan.
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"Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel. " -- Mary Kay Ash, May Kay Cosmetics founder
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