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What are some likely results if corporations control the marketplace of ideas? What, if anything, should be done about this control? (Radical)
Give two reasons why these companies have such programs rather than simply offering lower prices. Can you give other examples of such programs?
Are managers and high-level company officials paid high salaries because they're worth it to the firm? How would you tell whether you're correct?
What would the introduction of this technology do to art museums? How are reproductions of music symphonies handled legally?
What is the lowest online U.S. price for that drug? If the online price (with shipping) is cheaper, why don't you (they) buy it online?
Given that the cost of dispensing them is about $5 to $10 per prescription, how much would you expect the drug to sell for?
What does each of these examples likely imply about fixed costs and variable costs? What do they likely imply about costs of production versus costs of selling?
What do you suppose was Monsanto's strategy for Roundup in the short run? In the long run?
One of the things that is slowing the development of nanotechnology is the legal morass of patents. What is the advantage of prizes over patents?
In the 1980s and the 1990s farmers switched from small square bales, which they hired students on summer break. What is the likely reason for the switch?
A competitive firm gets $3 per widget. A worker's average product is 4 and marginal product is 3. What is the maximum the firm should pay the worker?
How does social mobility in the United States compare to that in Britain? Why do you think this is so?
What would the Lorenz curve for lawyers, represent? Why are we concerned with the distribution of income between whites and blacks, but not between redheads?
Which proposal would you adopt? If the price of labor rises to $14, how will your answer change?
How has the median income of women compared to men changed since 1980? What do you think is the cause?
What effect would this change have on incentives to work? Would this system be fairer than our current system? Why or why not?
How much do taxes and transfers cost the upper quintile? How much discretionary income should they be willing to invest to change this situation?
What do the Old and New Testament teachings suggest about what private individuals ought to do? (Religious)
How much does that leave for this family per month for everything else: rent, utilities, taxes, auto, medical, clothing, and education?
What would that transfer likely do to your incentive to work? Would the effect be different if you voluntarily gave $75 to someone else? (Austrian).
What policies would be necessary to make U.S. antipoverty programs far more effective?
If a garbage collector earns more than an English teacher, does that mean something is wrong with the economy? Why or why not?
How would you apply the conditions to your views on welfare? How would you apply the conditions to your views on how progressive the income tax should be?
How is the distribution of income related to the emergence of the Tea Party and the Occupy movement?
How much in taxes will you have to pay? What is your average tax rate? What is your marginal tax rate?