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Present-day positive economic theory essentially views the world as being a relatively simple place, certainly in relation to the decision-making capabilities of the human beings who populate that world: however complex the decision problem facing the individual, he or she always takes the best decision with respect to that problem.
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Hey, J.D. (1983). Towards Double Negative Economics. In: Wiseman, J. (eds) Beyond Positive Economics?. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16992-4_10
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