Questions from Microeconomics


Q: What is the difference between a horizontal merger and a vertical merger

What is the difference between a horizontal merger and a vertical merger? Which type of merger is more likely to increase the market power of a newly merged firm?

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Q: President Barack Obama described a trade agreement reached with the government of

President Barack Obama described a trade agreement reached with the government of Colombia as a “‘win–win’ for both our countries.” Is everyone in both countries likely to win from the agreement? Brie...

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Q: Some economists have been puzzled that although entrepreneurs take on the risk

Some economists have been puzzled that although entrepreneurs take on the risk of losing money by starting new businesses, on average their incomes are lower than those of people with similar characte...

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Q: Briefly explain whether you agree with the following statement: “If

Briefly explain whether you agree with the following statement: “If there is a shortage of a good, it must be scarce, but there is not a shortage of every scarce good.”

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Q: Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick once proposed that criminals would have to

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick once proposed that criminals would have to pay a “safety fee” to the government. The size of the fee would be based on the seriousness of the crime (that is...

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Q: An article in the Economist argues that the real problem with health

An article in the Economist argues that the real problem with health insurance is: The healthy people who decide not to buy insurance out of rational self-interest, and who turn out to be right. By n...

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Q: Instagram is a smartphone app that Facebook now owns. According to

Instagram is a smartphone app that Facebook now owns. According to an article that discusses the climate for software firms in the San Francisco Bay Area, the success of Instagram “is a tale about the...

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Q: In a report on property rights around the world, Peruvian economist

In a report on property rights around the world, Peruvian economist Hernando De Soto noted the increasing evidence of a strong relationship between “economic successes and countries that include prote...

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Q: Use the information on the market for apartments in Bay City in

Use the information on the market for apartments in Bay City in the table to answer the following questions: a. In the absence of rent control, what is the equilibrium rent, and what is the equilibr...

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Q: The graph on the next page illustrates the situation in the dry

The graph on the next page illustrates the situation in the dry cleaning market, assuming that the marginal social cost of the pollution increases as the quantity of items cleaned per week increases....

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