what does ceteris paribus help find 
ceteris paribus helps determine what variables impact outcomes by holding one variable constant or assuming that only one variable changes it is inferred that any corresponding change is directly correlated to that single variable ceteris paribus may help drive metrics on customer taste customer preference consumer spending the price of goods market expectations or government policy the bottom lineceteris paribus is a broad term that defines what variables are changing or what variables are remaining the same in a given situation often to isolate only one variable economists cite ceteris paribus to clarify that their assumptions on a given outcome are only valid if all other variables are remaining the same though ceteris paribus is truly unlikely due to the complexity of macroeconomic factors it may still be useful in testing variables and determining what causes outcomes 