Ecn601 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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

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

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?

Topic 2DQ1 Feb9-11,2023 Explainasituationyouhaveobserved(orreadabout)inwhichafirmmadeadecisionconsideringirrelevantcostsordidnotconsiderrelevantcosts.Whatwastheoutcomeofthedecision,andwhatcouldhavebeendonedifferently? Topic 2DQ2 Feb9-13,2023 Explain why pricing and production are extent decisions and not decisions that should be tackled with break-even analysis. Does the same apply for investment decisions? Provide a rationale to support your response.

Topic 7DQ1 Mar16-18,2023 Giveexamplesfromyouremploymenthistorywhereyouwitnessedmoralhazardintheworkplace.Whatweretheincentivesthatgaverisetomoralhazard?Didthefirmtakestepstoeliminatemoralhazard?

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?

Topic 7DQ1 Mar16-18,2023 Giveexamplesfromyouremploymenthistorywhereyouwitnessedmoralhazardintheworkplace.Whatweretheincentivesthatgaverisetomoralhazard?Didthefirmtakestepstoeliminatemoralhazard? Topic 7DQ2 Mar16-20,2023 Beginbylocatingascholarlyarticleregardingtheeffectsofincreasesonminimumwagesanddiscussitsfindings.Doesaminimumwageincreaseleadtoreductionsinemployment,oristheoveralleffectonemploymentnetpositive?Doyouagreeordisagreewiththeresultsofthestudy?Whatdoyouthinkareothervitalco...

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? Topic 8DQ2 Mar23-27,2023 Overseveraldecades,someindustries,suchastextileandclothing,whichwereonceasignificantpartoftheU.S.economy,haveshiftedmanufacturingabroad.Usingt...