Economic Models: A bit like Lego...

A Dictionary of Finance by European Investment Bank

Dec 3, 201728:22Business

We asked two experts, How do economists use economic models? The answer: to project current data into the future. Lots and lots of data. Economic models help economists understand how things work by reflecting things tha...

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