The goal of an economist who formulates new theories is to a. provide an interesting framework of analysis, whether or not the framework turns out to be of much use in understanding how the world works. b. provoke stimulating debate in scientific journals. c. contribute to an understanding of how the world works. d. demonstrate that economists, like other scientists, can formulate testable theories.

Your question asks what the goal of an economist who makes new theories is.

The reason why answer choice " c. contribute to an understanding of how the world works" is the correct answer because this is specifically the goal of an economist who makes new theories.

What an economist does is study economics. They pretty much study the way goods are distributed around the world, traded, etc.

Economists would need to understand how the world works in order to make theories, due to the fact that their theories are based upon what's going on in the world. If an economists doesn't know what's going on in the world, then their theories would be unreliable, and probably would not be on topic with what's going on in "modern-day" economics.

the correct answer option is b. a single paragraph.

explanation:

when you are thinking about paragraph​ topics, you should always choose a subject that can be adequately addressed in a single paragraph.

a paragraph is a piece of writing consisting of a few sentences that deal with a single theme. it has only a single idea that the paragraph revolves around and talks about.

so a paragraph topic must be chosen wisely where a single idea can be communicated in a single paragraph.

they work in some type of way