To see how to use the phrase book, consider the sentenceThe first few translations:
Those poor people need more money.Look up the word "need" in the Sociology column and replace it with the corresponding economics term, to form the translated sentence
Those poor people want more money.Wasn't that easy? Next time you want to talk to a Sociologist, or - perish the thought - read an article in a Sociology journal, just keep the phrase book handy and you'll have no trouble at all.
Sociological Term or Phrase translated to the Economics Term or Phrase
rational behavior - the use of decision rules based on explicit mathematical calculation, combined with a utility function in which monetary wealth is the only argument.
need - want
different value orientations - laziness
is correlated with - is correlated with
determines - is correlated with
is caused by - is correlated with
Love the capture of the confusion regarding correlation.
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