14.123 Microeconomic Theory III, 2010 Final exam with solutions

Microeconomic Theory ( 501 b ) Final Exam

14.123 S15 Microeconomic Theory III, Theory of Choice Lecture Notes

In these notes, I will summarize the basic ideas in choice theory, which you must be familiar with from 14.121. I will describe three ways of modeling individual choice, namely choice function, preference, and utility maximization. I will present the conditions under which one can use each model. One can always use choice functions in modeling a decision maker’s choice at a given situation. In ...

Final Exam Economics 501 b Microeconomic Theory

This is a closed-book exam. The exam lasts for 180 minutes. Please write clearly and legibly. Be especially careful in the definition of the game, the payoff function and the equilibrium notions. The allocated points are also a good indicator for your time budget. Please record the answer for each question in a separate bluebook.

Improving performance in quantum mechanics with explicit incentives to correct mistakes

An earlier investigation found that the performance of advanced students in a quantum mechanics course did not automatically improve from midterm to final exam on identical problems even when they were provided the correct solutions and their own graded exams. Here, we describe a study, which extended over four years, in which upper-level undergraduate students in a quantum physics course were ...

Microeconomic Analysis of Healthcare Services in Bou Ali Sina University Hospital

Background and Objectives: Efficient hospital management requires appropriate cost and price strategies. Informed decision on costs and prices of healthcare services needs estimation of costs of unit services using microeconomic techniques. There is lack of knowledge and skills for such costing methods in the healthcare sector of developing countries such as Iran. This study aims at detail des...