Economists usually assume

a. that Americans' preferences are systematically different from Europeans
b. that there are some features common to the preferences of a wide variety of people
c. that everyone has the same preferences
d. that everyone has the same preferences that they (the economists) do
e. that individuals prefer to purchases goods rather than services


B

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