Ecn601 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Topic 7DQ2 Mar16-20,2023 Beginbylocatingascholarlyarticleregardingtheeffectsofincreasesonminimumwagesanddiscussitsfindings.Doesaminimumwageincreaseleadtoreductionsinemployment,oristheoveralleffectonemploymentnetpositive?Doyouagreeordisagreewiththeresultsofthestudy?Whatdoyouthinkareothervitalconsiderationsthatshouldbetakenintoaccountinthestudy?Discusshowconsciouscapitalismwouldapproachaminimumwageincrease.Provideexamplestosupportyourrationale.

Topic3DQ2 Feb16-20, 2023 How do firms contribute to the efficiency of the market economy in ways that networks ofindependentcontractorsdonot?Useyourorganization, oronewithwhichyouarefamiliar, toillustrate your response.

Topic 4DQ1 Feb23-25,2023 Identifyapersonaleconomicdecisionthatwasdrivenbyabehavioralbiasratherthanbypurerationalbehavior.Givenyourunderstandingofbehavioraleconomics,howwouldyourdecisiondiffertoday?

Topic3DQ1 Feb16-18, 2023 Whatmarketstructurebestdescribestheenvironment withinwhichyourorganizationoperates?What challenges and opportunities would arise from higher and lower degrees of governmentintervention? Provide arationaleto supportyour selected marketstructure.

Topic5DQ2 Mar2-6, 2023 In business, sports, politics, and many other fields there are probably countless situations akin totheprisoner'sdilemma whereplayersactingintheir ownself-interest donot produceanidealoutcome. Likewise, some player dynamics also illustrate other game theory concepts like a gameof chicken, credible threats/commitments, and other similar concepts. Use at least one articlefrom The Wall Street Journal to discuss a strategic situation between players that resembled oruseda...

Topic 6DQ2 Mar9-13,2023 Howdoesthefinancialstrengthofanorganizationinfluencedecisionmakingandoutcomes?Provideexamplesthatsupportyourrationale.

Problems:Chapters21and22Assessment Description CompleteProblemsinChapters21and22inMindTapforManagerialEconomics:AProblemSolvingApproach.AccessMindTapthroughthelearningmanagement systemclassroom. 1 .IndividualProblems21-1 Whenrealestateagentsselltheirown,ratherthanclients',houses,theyleavethehousesonthemarketfora longer time (10 days longer on average) and wind up with better prices. Suppose that real estate agentsearn a commission equal to 3% of the sale value of each house that they hel...

Topic 8DQ1 Mar23-25,2023 GotoTheEconomistwebsiteandsearchfortheBigMacIndexforarecenttimeperiod.ComparethePurchasingPoweroftheUnitedStateswithanothercountry.Trytochooseacountrywithwhichyouarenotveryfamiliar.Whatdoesthisparitysayaboutthepotentialstandardoflivinginthecountryyouchose?Whatdoesitsayaboutthepotentialwagelevel?

Topic1DQ1 Feb2-4,2023 Explainwhytheconsiderationofopportunitycostsmaybeveryrelevanttoafirm.Howcanopportunitycostsaffectabusinessdecision?Useanexampletosupportyouranswer.

Topic5DQ1 Mar2-4, 2023 The order of play tends to matter in sequential games where rivals must predict best reply-responses and counter-responses in order to achieve a desired payoff. Discuss an instance inwhich you or your firm used game theory and explain why the relationship between the playerswas a strategic one. Did the use of a credible threat or commitment affect the outcome? Werethere any first-mover offast-secondstrategiesused?