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Macroeconomics

David Colander

Chapter 6

Thinking Like a Modern Economist - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:49

Problem 1

How is a model different from the reality that it represents? Give an example. LO1

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00:59

Problem 2

How does an inductive approach to economics differ from a deductive approach? LO1

Charles Carter
Charles Carter
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Problem 3

What are the two main building blocks for traditional economists? How do they differ from the building blocks of behavioral economists? LO1

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Problem 4

How does enlightened self-interest differ from self-interest? LO1

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Problem 5

One rule of thumb many people follow is "eat until your plate is clean." How does this rule of thumb violate the rationality assumption? LO1

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Problem 6

Name two advantages and two disadvantages of the traditional model. LO1

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Problem 7

Name two advantages and two disadvantages of the behavioral model. LO1

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01:36

Problem 8

Is experimental economics best seen as an inductive or deductive science? Explain your answer. LO1

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Problem 9

What is a heuristic model? Can a heuristic model be traditional? Why or why not? LO2

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02:21

Problem 10

Even though the Betamax format is believed to have been better than the VHS format, early market leadership by VHS established VHS as the dominant choice for videocassette recorders. Some argue that if Betamax had an early lead, it would have been the dominant technology. What kind of equilibrium model best fits this description and why? LO2

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Problem 11

Why might government intervention make sense in a model of path-dependency but not a supply/demand model? LO2

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01:27

Problem 12

According to economist Robert Frank, why are people more likely to return $$\$ 20$$ they'd been given in error in change than a lampshade that had not been scanned at checkout? What does this say about traditional building blocks? LO2

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Erwin Antoni
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Problem 13

Why do economists rely more on empirical evidence today than they did 100 years ago? LO3

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01:14

Problem 14

What does it mean to "let the data speak"? LO3

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01:59

Problem 15

What is a regression? LO3

Shiksha Dutta
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00:33

Problem 16

What characteristics would you look for in data to use as a natural experiment? LO3

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Problem 17

What are the three major differences between earlier and modern economists? LO3

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00:47

Problem 18

What is a self-confirming equilibrium? Use the supply/ demand model to demonstrate how the expectation of lower prices can be self-confirming. LO4

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Problem 19

What is an agent-based computational model? LO4

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00:06

Problem 20

Why is "out-of-sample" data important for testing inductive models? LO4

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01:28

Problem 21

A student is given the option of selecting two homework schedules - one in which three five-page papers and one one-page paper are due at the end of the semester and another in which the first papers are due the third, sixth, and ninth weeks of the semester and the last paper is due at the end.
a. Why might a student choose the first option?
b. Why might a student choose the second option?
c. Which is the rational choice? LO5

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Problem 22

In a recent study, when asked to choose between an iPod and $$\$ 100$$, people were more likely to choose the money. But when they were given an iPod and then asked if they would trade it for $$\$ 100$$, they were more likely to choose the iPod.
a. What effect does this reflect?
b. Is this behavior rational? LO5

Rashmi Sinha
Rashmi Sinha
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