Lecture 12
... If entry of new firms is limited but there are many firms, for example, no firm can successfully raise its price. ...
... If entry of new firms is limited but there are many firms, for example, no firm can successfully raise its price. ...
Federalism: A Market Economics Perspective
... interests in relation to the interests of others (Federalist No. 10). It also seems clear that the authors of the Federalist anticipated both cooperation and rivalry among governments (for example, rivalry with concurrent taxation and cooperation in tax administration [Federalist Nos. 35—36]), just ...
... interests in relation to the interests of others (Federalist No. 10). It also seems clear that the authors of the Federalist anticipated both cooperation and rivalry among governments (for example, rivalry with concurrent taxation and cooperation in tax administration [Federalist Nos. 35—36]), just ...
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... interdependence and the options available to companies in an oligopoly. Explain how a concentration ratio may be used to identify an oligopoly. Explain the term collusion and give examples. With reference to a diagram, explain why a cartel would want to limit competition among its members. Describe ...
... interdependence and the options available to companies in an oligopoly. Explain how a concentration ratio may be used to identify an oligopoly. Explain the term collusion and give examples. With reference to a diagram, explain why a cartel would want to limit competition among its members. Describe ...
Crossing Over: The Interdisciplinary Meaning of Behavior Setting
... and observation. Hence, the more field information is gathered, the better, since sound theoretical concepts by and large emerge as a result of inductive reasoning. Behavior setting theory underwent several modifications to reach its current form. Initially, there was a considerable emphasis on the ...
... and observation. Hence, the more field information is gathered, the better, since sound theoretical concepts by and large emerge as a result of inductive reasoning. Behavior setting theory underwent several modifications to reach its current form. Initially, there was a considerable emphasis on the ...
from efficient market hypothesis to behavioural finance
... In detail, Efficient Market Hypothesis advocates the efficiency of the financial market in terms of the overwhelming information, news, or communication involved. According to Fama (1970), efficient markets are markets where ‘there are large numbers of rational profit maximizers actively competing, ...
... In detail, Efficient Market Hypothesis advocates the efficiency of the financial market in terms of the overwhelming information, news, or communication involved. According to Fama (1970), efficient markets are markets where ‘there are large numbers of rational profit maximizers actively competing, ...
Book review: The history of the generation that reinvented economics
... political orientation of the major econometricians influenced the selection of problems and answers that characterised the debate of the 1930s. The turmoil created by the great depression stimulated the awareness of the social responsibility of scientists, who defined “their mission as the preventio ...
... political orientation of the major econometricians influenced the selection of problems and answers that characterised the debate of the 1930s. The turmoil created by the great depression stimulated the awareness of the social responsibility of scientists, who defined “their mission as the preventio ...
Competition - Tiemann Investment Advisors, LLC
... match variations in demand. Think about the production of bread for London or any other city. Somehow, farmers grow about the right amount of wheat. Millers buy that wheat and process it into about the right amount of flour. Bakers buy that flour and bake it into about the right number of loaves of ...
... match variations in demand. Think about the production of bread for London or any other city. Somehow, farmers grow about the right amount of wheat. Millers buy that wheat and process it into about the right amount of flour. Bakers buy that flour and bake it into about the right number of loaves of ...
Econ 492: Comparative Financial Crises
... – Some consider “through the cycle provisioning” for loan losses (as was used in Spain) to be a macroprudential policy instrument – There are other possible macroprudential policy instruments, such as reserve requirements on assets and levies on non-core deposits – Potential topics: Would macroprude ...
... – Some consider “through the cycle provisioning” for loan losses (as was used in Spain) to be a macroprudential policy instrument – There are other possible macroprudential policy instruments, such as reserve requirements on assets and levies on non-core deposits – Potential topics: Would macroprude ...
The Optimal Extraction of Exhaustible Resources
... What could be wrong with the theory? An immediate reaction might be that it should be modified to include fluctuations in demand. For example, many think that commodity prices rose in the 2000s because of surging Chinese demand. Yet there seems to be no room for demand in the theory. The remarkable ...
... What could be wrong with the theory? An immediate reaction might be that it should be modified to include fluctuations in demand. For example, many think that commodity prices rose in the 2000s because of surging Chinese demand. Yet there seems to be no room for demand in the theory. The remarkable ...
Isha-Upanishad and Economics Consideration: An Elucidation
... the consumption capacity of other. If the earning (and consumption) is done in the way that it increases the satisfaction of all the members of society, it is known as the best way of consumption or, otherwise, increases the satisfaction of at least one without reducing the satisfaction of all other ...
... the consumption capacity of other. If the earning (and consumption) is done in the way that it increases the satisfaction of all the members of society, it is known as the best way of consumption or, otherwise, increases the satisfaction of at least one without reducing the satisfaction of all other ...
Lee Selwyn
... Fixing the problem • Retail price deregulation must be linked to continued availability of wholesale services at cost-based rates – or retail/wholesale functional separation. – Retailing of telecom represents as much as 40% of total value added in final retail price – Competition at the retail leve ...
... Fixing the problem • Retail price deregulation must be linked to continued availability of wholesale services at cost-based rates – or retail/wholesale functional separation. – Retailing of telecom represents as much as 40% of total value added in final retail price – Competition at the retail leve ...
The Wrong 20
... Active managers would perform best when the market is near the 60-yard line: • Too close to the efficient markets end zone, and there are no inefficiencies for the active managers to exploit • Too close to the inefficient markets end zone, and unpredictable, price-driven volatility begins to dominat ...
... Active managers would perform best when the market is near the 60-yard line: • Too close to the efficient markets end zone, and there are no inefficiencies for the active managers to exploit • Too close to the inefficient markets end zone, and unpredictable, price-driven volatility begins to dominat ...
Instinct Versus Environment
... babies have problems with sucking. So sucking is an innate or instinctive behavior. Within the framework of the behavioral sciences, this chapter explores the instinct/environment attribute in Fig. 2.2 and the role of instinct versus environment in shaping information behavior. We can ask – what are ...
... babies have problems with sucking. So sucking is an innate or instinctive behavior. Within the framework of the behavioral sciences, this chapter explores the instinct/environment attribute in Fig. 2.2 and the role of instinct versus environment in shaping information behavior. We can ask – what are ...
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... Li and Wang concluded “The greed of investors always lead them to high spirits and made them feel bullish for the future market and results in an increase in stock prices. Meanwhile, fear always means that investors were in a gloomy mood and causes them to feel bearish, resulting in a decrease in st ...
... Li and Wang concluded “The greed of investors always lead them to high spirits and made them feel bullish for the future market and results in an increase in stock prices. Meanwhile, fear always means that investors were in a gloomy mood and causes them to feel bearish, resulting in a decrease in st ...
Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971)
... guide is either to open new opportunities or to block growth in particular directions. To arrange an opportunity is not a very positive act, but it is nevertheless a form of control if it increases the likelihood that behavior will be emitted. The teacher who merely selects the material the student ...
... guide is either to open new opportunities or to block growth in particular directions. To arrange an opportunity is not a very positive act, but it is nevertheless a form of control if it increases the likelihood that behavior will be emitted. The teacher who merely selects the material the student ...
Environmental Economics
... their self interest – Producers: maximizing profits – Consumers: Maximizing utility ...
... their self interest – Producers: maximizing profits – Consumers: Maximizing utility ...
Counterfactual Investing
... your interpretation of information, adversely influencing the buys and sells you make. This essay looks at counterfactuals and how they might affect your performance. ...
... your interpretation of information, adversely influencing the buys and sells you make. This essay looks at counterfactuals and how they might affect your performance. ...
Types of Explanatory Mechanisms
... isolated, illusory explanations for each event, even though accepting isolated illusory explanations is what it is to be ignorant. An often unrecognized but serious problem develops when normally intelligent people are impressed over and over again, year after year, by simple common sense being corr ...
... isolated, illusory explanations for each event, even though accepting isolated illusory explanations is what it is to be ignorant. An often unrecognized but serious problem develops when normally intelligent people are impressed over and over again, year after year, by simple common sense being corr ...
(student version): The Economic Problem
... From point D, the economy can choose any combination of output between F and G. ...
... From point D, the economy can choose any combination of output between F and G. ...
Operant conditioning
... reinforce low frequency behavior. Access to the preferred activity is contingent on completing the lowfrequency behavior. The high frequency behavior to use as a reinforcer can be determined by: 1. asking students what they would like to do; 2. observing students during their free time; or 3. determ ...
... reinforce low frequency behavior. Access to the preferred activity is contingent on completing the lowfrequency behavior. The high frequency behavior to use as a reinforcer can be determined by: 1. asking students what they would like to do; 2. observing students during their free time; or 3. determ ...
Application of Complexity Theory in Industrial Cluster Evolution
... Abstract: Complex networks describe a wide range of systems in nature and society, but it is not that widely used on economic issues when compared to physics or computer science. This paper first looks back to industrial cluster theory, and then analyzes its benefits and deficiency. After reviewing ...
... Abstract: Complex networks describe a wide range of systems in nature and society, but it is not that widely used on economic issues when compared to physics or computer science. This paper first looks back to industrial cluster theory, and then analyzes its benefits and deficiency. After reviewing ...
The Superiority of Economists
... economics, like physics or philosophy but in sharp contrast to sociology, is a very maledominated discipline (see Figure 1). Thus relations between the disciplines are inevitably permeated by broader patterns of gender difference, stratification, and inequality. And while we do not have good compara ...
... economics, like physics or philosophy but in sharp contrast to sociology, is a very maledominated discipline (see Figure 1). Thus relations between the disciplines are inevitably permeated by broader patterns of gender difference, stratification, and inequality. And while we do not have good compara ...
The Superiority of Economists
... their respective fields is very different. Self-selection into the different social sciences is heavily patterned by social attributes, as is identification with them. For instance, economics, like physics or philosophy but in sharp contrast to sociology, is a very maledominated discipline (see Figu ...
... their respective fields is very different. Self-selection into the different social sciences is heavily patterned by social attributes, as is identification with them. For instance, economics, like physics or philosophy but in sharp contrast to sociology, is a very maledominated discipline (see Figu ...
Keynes, Kalecki, Sraffa: Coherence?
... fundamentally different from the theory of tâtonnement in general equilibrium theory’ (Arena and Blankenburg 2013: 84). So it would appear that the question of coherence between Sraffian economics and the Keynesian-Kaleckian strand of post-Keynesian economics continues to attract considerable intere ...
... fundamentally different from the theory of tâtonnement in general equilibrium theory’ (Arena and Blankenburg 2013: 84). So it would appear that the question of coherence between Sraffian economics and the Keynesian-Kaleckian strand of post-Keynesian economics continues to attract considerable intere ...