Questions from General Economics


Q: What economic costs and benefits might a business experience if it decided

What economic costs and benefits might a business experience if it decided to adopt a more socially responsible position? How might such costs and benefits change over the longer term?

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Q: Penalty Kicks: Imagine a kicker and a goalie who confront

Penalty Kicks: Imagine a kicker and a goalie who confront each other in a penalty kick that will determine the outcome of the game. The kicker can kick the ball left or right, while the goalie can cho...

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Q: Roommates: Two roommates need to each choose to clean their

Roommates: Two roommates need to each choose to clean their apartment, and each can choose an amount of time ti ≥ 0 to clean. If their choices are t and tj, then player i’s payoff is given by (10 − tj)...

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Q: Hawk-Dove: The following game has been widely used

Hawk-Dove: The following game has been widely used in evolutionary biology to understand how “fighting” and “display” strategies by animals could coexist in a population. For a typical Hawk-Dove game...

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Q: Fruit Trees: You have room for up to two fruit

Fruit Trees: You have room for up to two fruit bearing trees in your garden. The fruit trees that can grow in your garden are either apple, orange or pear. The cost of maintenance is $100 for an apple...

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Q: The n firm Cournot Model: Suppose there are n firms in

The n firm Cournot Model: Suppose there are n firms in the Cournot oligopoly model. Let qi denote the quantity produced by firm i, and let Q = qi+•••+qn denote the aggregate production. Let P (Q) deno...

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Q: Bozoni is a renowned Swiss maker of fruit and vegetable juice

Bozoni is a renowned Swiss maker of fruit and vegetable juice, whose products are sold at specialty stores around Western Europe. Bozoni is considering whether to add cherimoya juice to its line of pr...

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Q: Popsicle stands: There are five lifeguard towers lined along a beach

Popsicle stands: There are five lifeguard towers lined along a beach, where the left-most tower is number 1 and the right most tower is number 5. Two vendors, players 1 and 2, each have a popsicle sta...

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Q: Synergies: Two division managers can invest time and effort in creating

Synergies: Two division managers can invest time and effort in creating a better working relationship. Each invests ei ≥ 0, and if both invest more than both are better off, but it is costly for each ma...

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Q: Surgery: A patient is very sick, and will die

Surgery: A patient is very sick, and will die in 6 months if he goes untreated. The only available treatment is risky surgery. The patient is expected to live for 12 months if the surgery is successfu...

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