Category: Economics

10. Problems and Applications Q4
It is a hot day, and Lorenzo is thirsty. Here is the value he places on a bottle of water:
Value of first bottle: $7
Value of second bottle: $5
Value of third bottle: $3
Value of fourth bottle: $1
From this information, complete the following table by deriving Lorenzo’s demand schedule.
$1 or fewer
Based on Lorenzo’s willingness to pay, plot Lorenzo’s demand curve as a step function on the following graph using blue points (circle symbol) beginning at a quantity of 0 bottles of water. Suppose the price of a bottle of water is $4. Use the black line (plus symbol) to draw a price line at $4. Next use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate how many bottles of water Lorenzo will buy at that price. Finally, use the green point (triangle symbol) to shade the area that represents Lorenzo’s consumer surplus from his purchases.
In this case, Lorenzo receives in consumer surplus from his water purchase. If the price falls to $2, Lorenzo now buys bottles of water. This increases his consumer surplus to

(50) Now suppose that the ever crafty Coach Belichick has actually sent in two defensive play calls, and that the Patriots’ players can guess the Seahawks’ play call at the line of scrimmage and audible accordingly. The actions that each team can take remain the same, but the Patriots now have a more expansive set of strategies, being able to condition their action on Seahawks’ play call.
(a) (10) Set up the normal form representation for this version of the game. Does either player have a dominant strategy?
(b) (10) Find all of the pure strategy Nash equilibria in this version of the game.
(c) (10) Show that there is no Nash equilibrium where the Patriots play a mixed strategy.
(d) (10) Set up the extensive form representation of the game and find all of the subgame perfect Nash equilibria through backward induction.
(e) (10) Now suppose that, much to the chagrin of their coach, the Patriots’ players cannot actually read the Seahawks’ play call at the line. Set up the extensive form now and find all of the subgame perfect Nash equilibria.

Imagine that you are given $1,000 to spend and told that you must spend it all buying items from a Sears catalog. But you do have a choice of catalog. You may select from the 1903 catalog or from Sears.com today. You will pay the prices quoted in the catalog you choose.
Why might you lean toward choosing the 1903 catalog? Why might you lean toward choosing Sears.com?
You might lean toward choosing the 1903 catalog because
You might lean toward choosing Sears.com because
there was better workmanship in 1903; your real wage rate is higher when you buy goods from Sears.com
goods that are available in 1903 are not available at Sears.com; your purchases are included in the current CPI market basket
goods that are available in 1903 are not available at Sears.com; the real interest rate is lower when you buy goods from Sears.com
prices in 1903 are lower than today; it offers improved quality and a wider range of products
prices in 1903 are lower than today; your real wage rate is higher when you buy goods from Sears.com

➤ Why might a central bank sale of assets not reduce the money supply automatically?
A sale normally drains bank reserves, but the money supply might not fall automatically. The central bank can sterilize the operation, banks may hold excess reserves longer, or public currency preferences can shift. Fiscal actions, liquidity injections, or offsetting policy tools can also neutralize the reserve drain.

Show me the steps to solve: In the following equation, suppose that we define outlf to be one if the woman is out of the labor force, and zero otherwise, and inlf to be one if the woman is in the labor force, and zero otherwise. (5 points)
inTf = 0.586 – 0.0034nwifeinc + 0.038educ + 0.039exper – 0.0006exper- 0.016age – 0.262kidslt + 0.013kidsge
which of the following statements is true regarding the variables’ impacts on the probability of being in the labor force, assuming all other variables are held constant?
A one-year increase in age decreases the probability of being in the labor force by 0.016percentage points.
A unit increase in educ increases the probability of being in the labor force by 0.038percentage points.
An increase in nwifeinc is associated with a decrease in the probability of being in the labor force.
The negative squared term of exper implies an inverted U-shaped relationship between exper and the probability of being in the labor force.
If we want to regress outlf on all of the independent variables in equation, outlf = inlf – 1.

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