Interpreting Economic Correlations
Long-term data for the United States shows that two trends occurred simultaneously after World War II: the economy became more stable (with less severe business cycles), and the government grew larger (as measured by tax revenue's share of total economic output). Explain why this observed correlation, on its own, is insufficient evidence to prove that the larger government caused the increased economic stability.
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