Questions from Managerial Economics

Q: Uruguay has implemented the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative

Uruguay has implemented the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative in which one laptop is given to every child and teacher in a public primary school. Comment on the effects of this program on the fol...

Q: How might the effects of government spending on proper sewage infrastructure,

How might the effects of government spending on proper sewage infrastructure, which results in improved sanitation for crowded cities in poor countries, promote economic growth?

Q: The International Property Rights Index (IPRI) ranks countries according to

The International Property Rights Index (IPRI) ranks countries according to the significance and protection of both intellectual and physical property rights. What correlation between income per capit...

Q: Transparency International constructs the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), meant to

Transparency International constructs the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), meant to measure “the perceived level of public-sector corruption in 180 countries and territories around...

Q: Do you think corruption affects the enforcement of property rights, or

Do you think corruption affects the enforcement of property rights, or is it that badly designed institutions create opportunities for corruption? In other words, does corruption determine the enforce...

Q: Do you tend to agree more with Sachs (foreign aid should

Do you tend to agree more with Sachs (foreign aid should be increased) or with Easterly (foreign aid can do more harm than good) in the foreign aid debate? Explain your arguments.

Q: Using the accompanying graph, measure the following: a)

Using the accompanying graph, measure the following: a) Expansions (in months from trough to peak) b) Contractions (in months from peak to trough)

Q: Do you think that the hourly wage (i.e.,

Do you think that the hourly wage (i.e., the price of labor) is a relatively flexible or a relatively sticky price? Explain why.

Q: Discuss the following statement: “Real GDP has decreased for two

Discuss the following statement: “Real GDP has decreased for two quarters in a row; we definitively are living through a contraction.”

Q: The NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee stated that the U.S

The NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee stated that the U.S. economy entered a recession in December 2007. The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (a widely used measure of home prices) shows an increa...