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Commerce · Q236

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 236

Q236

Ceteris Paribus means

A.
Other things remaining same
Answer
B.
All variables are independent
C.
Enable economists to simplify reality
D.
That no other assumptions are made

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Ceteris Paribus means other things remaining same. The Latin phrase ceteris paribus – literally, “holding other things constant” – is commonly translated as “all else being equal.” A dominant assumption in mainstream economic thinking, it acts as a shorthand indication of the effect of one economic variable on another, provided all other variables remain the same.