ECN 361 Microeconomics (ECN361)

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Topic 3 DQ 1: Consider the market for white athletic socks, which consumers consider to be identical products. If the demand is very elastic and the supply is very inelastic, how would the burden of a new tax on athletic socks be shared between consumers and producers? What if the situation were reversed – a very inelastic demand and a very elastic supply? How would that change the way consumers and producers share the burden of the new tax? Justify your answer.

Topic 3 DQ 2: Does the United States' labor supply tend to be more elastic or more inelastic? Explain the competing theories discussed in the textbook. Which seems more convincing to you?Explain your answer.

Topic 4DQ1 The creation of knowledge is a public good. Because knowledge is a public good, profit-seeking firms tend to free-ride on the knowledge created by others and, as a result, devote too few resources to the creation of knowledge. How does the U.S. government correct for this apparent market failure?

Topic 4DQ2 The Coase theorem suggests that efficient solutions to externalities can be determined through bargaining. Under what circumstances will private bargaining fail to produce a solution? Explain your answer.

Topic 2 DQ 1: Explain the difference between change in quantity demanded and shift in demand. What causes change in quantity demanded? What causes a shift in demand?

Topic 2 DQ 2: Adam and Barb go to the store to purchase some lottery tickets. Without looking at the price, Adam says, "I’ll take 10 lottery tickets," and Barb says, "I’ll take $10 worth of lottery tickets." What is each person’s price elasticity of demand for lottery tickets? Explain your answer

Topic 2 DQ 3: Suppose a farmer knows that he will be able to harvest and sell 3,000 bushels of wheat. Would he prefer a market in which conditions are favorable and most farmers harvest large crops or a market in which conditions are unfavorable and many farmers harvest small crops? Why?

Topic 1 DQ 1: If the United States could produce five televisions per hour of labor and China could produce three televisions per hour of labor, would it necessarily follow that the United States should specialize in television production? Why or why not?

Topic 1 DQ 2: Explain the difference between absolute advantage and comparative advantage. Which is more important in determining trade patterns, absolute advantage or comparative advantage? Why?