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Economists argue that individuals have “rational self-interest.”

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Actually it's false. Economists only argue that individuals typically act based on self interest. The rational of their actions is subjective.






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Economists work in many fields, including teaching, government and in the private sector, where they use the knowledge and analysis tools to apply in financial investment decisions, in the optimization of resources according to individual, business or social well-being uses study data and statistics in order to detect trends in economic activity, levels of economic confidence, and consumer attitudes.

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