Question 1

The statistical analysis of economic data is referred to as:

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A)   microeconomics.
B)   econometrics.
C)   deductive reasoning.
D)   calculus.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Behavioral economists attempt to take into account predictably irrational behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following would not be part of the empirical approach when studying such questions as "Has abortion led to a decrease in the crime rate?"

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A)   Looking at the data
B)   Creating informal models and hypotheses
C)   Using deductive reasoning
D)   Using models to structure the empirical studyE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

An economist observes that a monopolist does not take full advantage of its market power. She concludes that there must be some rational reason for this behavior that she has not yet discovered. This economist is most likely to be a(n) :

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A)   traditional economist.
B)   behavioral economist.
C)   irrational economist.
D)   engineering economist.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Warren Buffett feared gaining weight. To keep himself from eating too much, he gave unsigned checks for $10,000 to his children, promising to sign them if he exceeded his desired weight by a certain date. This is an example of:

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A)   an abductive decision.
B)   sunk costs.
C)   an inductive decision.
D)   a precommitment strategy.E) All of the above
F) C) and D) D

Question 6

Which of the following views most likely would belong to a behavioral economist?

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A)   Governments should never intervene in a housing bubble.
B)   When people spend too much, they are just reflecting their wants.
C)   Change the institutional structure to get people to save more.
D)   More growth is needed to make society better off.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Until the 1940s economics tended to focus on deductive reasoning. This can be attributed to the:

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A)   lack of computational power to analyze data.
B)   laissez-faire approach to the economy.
C)   fact that inductive reasoning was viewed as obsolete.
D)   lack of quality economists.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

When Williams-Sonoma introduced its first bread baker at $200, sales were low. But when it decided to offer a fancier $300 version, sales of the $200 bread baker rose tremendously. An economist concluded that consumers needed another bread baker for comparison to decide whether the $200 bread baker was a deal. This economist is likely to be a(n) :

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A)   traditional economist.
B)   behavioral economist.
C)   irrational economist.
D)   engineering economist.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Question 9

If you are carrying out purposeful behavior, you are:

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A)   making completely irrational judgments.
B)   using reflection and making reasoned judgments.
C)   completely rational.
D)   a heuristic individual.E) All of the above
F) A) and B) B

Question 10

Suppose people believe that prices will continue to fall in the future, and so they put off buying things now. As a result, prices fall. In economics we refer to this as a(n) :

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A)   Nash equilibrium.
B)   endowment effect.
C)   self-confirming equilibrium.
D)   precommitment strategy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

All economists believe that:

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A)   people are selfish.
B)   incentives are important.
C)   people follow principles of enlightened self-interest.
D)   assumptions are irrelevant to the outcome of a model.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

What distinguishes economists from other scientists?

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A)   Economists see the world through a lens of incentives; other scientists focus on other aspects of the world.
B)   Economists use models; other scientists build scaled-down replicas of what they are studying.
C)   Economists use regression models; other scientists use only correlations among variables.
D)   Economists focus more on policy issues compared with other scientists.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

A behavioral economist:

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A)   assumes that people are always irrational.
B)   tends to use heuristic models.
C)   uses models that assume that people are purposeful rather than rational.
D)   uses models that assumes that people are rational rather than purposeful.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Heuristic models are:

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A)   highly mathematical models that are impossible to solve.
B)   based on scattergrams of two variables.
C)   models expressed informally by graphs.
D)   models expressed informally in words.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The supply and demand model is the workhorse of the principles of economics because it:

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A)   is a useful model by which students can be introduced to economic reasoning.
B)   is a perfect model and can never be improved upon.
C)   does not have to have any empirical testing to back up the results of the model.
D)   follows directly from the inductive approach to economics.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Economists who use supply/demand models:

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A)   support the free market.
B)   oppose the free market.
C)   could support or oppose the free market.
D)   generally oppose the free market.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

An economist builds a model by beginning with certain self-evident principles and then derives the implications of that model. What approach is this economist taking?

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A)   Inductive
B)   Deductive
C)   Apophatic
D)   ExperimentalE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

An economist who is most likely to believe that people will never find $200 lying on the street is referred to as:

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A)   a modern economist.
B)   a mathematical economist.
C)   an engineering economist.
D)   a traditional economist.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Traditional economists prefer simpler models because they give clear-cut results that can better highlight certain important insights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An economist observes that a monopolist does not take full advantage of its market power. She concludes that the firm may not do so because it might not be fair. This economist is most likely to be a(n) :

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A)   traditional economist.
B)   behavioral economist.
C)   irrational economist.
D)   engineering economist.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 21: Thinking Like a Modern Economist

The statistical analysis of economic data is referred to as:

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Behavioral economists attempt to take into account predictably irrational behavior.

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Which of the following would not be part of the empirical approach when studying such questions as "Has abortion led to a decrease in the crime rate?"

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An economist observes that a monopolist does not take full advantage of its market power. She concludes that there must be some rational reason for this behavior that she has not yet discovered. This economist is most likely to be a(n) :

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Warren Buffett feared gaining weight. To keep himself from eating too much, he gave unsigned checks for $10,000 to his children, promising to sign them if he exceeded his desired weight by a certain date. This is an example of:

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Which of the following views most likely would belong to a behavioral economist?

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Until the 1940s economics tended to focus on deductive reasoning. This can be attributed to the:

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If you are carrying out purposeful behavior, you are:

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Suppose people believe that prices will continue to fall in the future, and so they put off buying things now. As a result, prices fall. In economics we refer to this as a(n) :

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All economists believe that:

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What distinguishes economists from other scientists?

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The supply and demand model is the workhorse of the principles of economics because it:

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Economists who use supply/demand models:

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An economist builds a model by beginning with certain self-evident principles and then derives the implications of that model. What approach is this economist taking?

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An economist who is most likely to believe that people will never find $200 lying on the street is referred to as:

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Traditional economists prefer simpler models because they give clear-cut results that can better highlight certain important insights.

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An economist observes that a monopolist does not take full advantage of its market power. She concludes that the firm may not do so because it might not be fair. This economist is most likely to be a(n) :

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Exam 21: Thinking Like a Modern Economist

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Behavioral economists attempt to take into account predictably irrational behavior.

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Which of the following would not be part of the empirical approach when studying such questions as "Has abortion led to a decrease in the crime rate?"

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An economist observes that a monopolist does not take full advantage of its market power. She concludes that there must be some rational reason for this behavior that she has not yet discovered. This economist is most likely to be a(n) :

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Warren Buffett feared gaining weight. To keep himself from eating too much, he gave unsigned checks for $10,000 to his children, promising to sign them if he exceeded his desired weight by a certain date. This is an example of:

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Which of the following views most likely would belong to a behavioral economist?

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Until the 1940s economics tended to focus on deductive reasoning. This can be attributed to the:

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If you are carrying out purposeful behavior, you are:

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Suppose people believe that prices will continue to fall in the future, and so they put off buying things now. As a result, prices fall. In economics we refer to this as a(n) :

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All economists believe that:

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An economist who is most likely to believe that people will never find $200 lying on the street is referred to as:

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