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Are there classes of von-Neumann-Morgenstern utility functions which are supported by experiments or empirics?
added by user112358 May 23 '14 at 12:34
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Under what circumstances is the Dutch auction efficient?
added by Maroon May 16 '14 at 18:45
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I'm asking this mostly in a mechanism design-ish capacity, if that isn't clear enough. – Maroon May 16 '14 at 19:15
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I would be inclined to delete the word "model" from your question. – Ubiquitous May 20 '14 at 15:37
@Ubiquitous: any specific reason why? – Maroon May 20 '14 at 15:40
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@Maroon: It is not clear what it means for a model to be efficient. I guess that a more long-winded and less precise way of putting your question would be "When does a Dutch auction allocate the object for sale to the bidder who values it the most?" In that case, I think one would usually say that the auction is efficient, not that the model is efficient. – Ubiquitous May 20 '14 at 15:51
@Ubiquitous: agreed; after thinking about it again that makes sense, and I'm not sure why I used the word "model" here. – Maroon May 20 '14 at 16:47
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Has there been any analysis on the effects of Quantitative easing? If so what were the results?
added by Chad Feb 21 '14 at 18:41
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What are common views on economic interventions to decrease inequality without causing a migration of rich investors and big companies.
added by Wouter Mar 17 '14 at 11:32
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In a small country, a firm have huge power on Macroeconomic equilibrium, like as unemployment or Inflation rate. Can this firm be studied as Macro?
added by Huseyin Feb 24 '14 at 10:26
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How does one intuitively explain the "Lucas critique"?
added by Soccerman Feb 28 '14 at 13:28
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This question is too pedagogical and broad. It's "What is the Lucas Critique" with the added nuance that the asker asks not for their own benefit, but for the benefit of anyone in a position to learn about the Lucas Critique from them. Additionally, without knowing the audience (Undergrad econ students, Grad students, PhDs in other fields, Preschoolers, etc.), there's almost no way to "intuitively" explain anything. While the Lucas Critique is obviously an excellent topic for discussion here, this question isn't the basis for it. – Tony Mar 7 '14 at 16:16
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I disagree, why would you have to define the lucas critique first? Anyone asking this, would probably have some understanding of this question, otherwise they probably wouldn't ask it. As to the audience - if you make that assumption, how would you ever answer any question? An intuitive answer is something a layman would understand. – Soccerman Mar 17 '14 at 9:54
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Is compulsory saving an effective means to control inflation?
added by dwjohnston Apr 30 '14 at 3:55
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Classic Solow Model with Human Capital: How could I derive an expression for the rate of growth of variables in steady state?
added by Charlie Mar 18 '14 at 17:18
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What are the economic ramifications of Switzerland's proposed basic income referendum?
added by Chris Mueller Apr 14 '14 at 2:25
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What are the fundamental differences between the saltwater and freshwater approaches to macroeconomics?
added by cc7768 May 13 '14 at 18:09
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Are Piketty's predictions in his 'Capital in the 21st century' based on a model or just extrapolation from past observation?
added by André Levy May 22 '14 at 23:31
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What is a good measure of the extent to which prices in a product market exhibit "churning" (individual prices fluctuating with no apparent pattern)?
added by user4113 Jan 28 '14 at 19:13
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When a foreigner spend all him incomes in a resident country, will him incomes be evaluated as part of GNP? Is transferring incomes requested for GDP?
added by Huseyin Feb 23 '14 at 17:13
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How is goverment debt different from household debt?
added by Lego Stormtroopr Feb 24 '14 at 3:56
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What types of foreign aid have the greatest impact on health and education outcomes in developing countries?
added by Dan C Feb 26 '14 at 17:22
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Why do people have higher salary for the same job in european non post-communist countries than in european post-communist countries?
added by Ádám Bakai Apr 6 '14 at 6:22
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Is the Cobb-Douglas production function the only one consistent with the Kaldor Facts?
added by Kenny LJ Apr 13 '14 at 15:03
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What is a subprime and what was its role in the financial crisis
added by Lex Apr 13 '14 at 22:35
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Would be optimal for a country to have a high gross national savings?
added by Lex Apr 13 '14 at 22:39
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How does money work: there is a gold standard exchange, could be a potentially platinum standard exchange exist?
added by Lex Apr 13 '14 at 23:25
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What is the difference between the Deficit and the National Debt?
added by jliv902 May 7 '14 at 14:30
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Does Revealed Preference theory truly reveal consumer preference when the consumer is able to afford all of the available options?
added by André Levy May 9 '14 at 9:42
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Dividend puzzle: Why are companies that pay dividends rewarded by investors with higher valuations?
added by André Levy May 9 '14 at 9:54
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Dividend Puzzle: Why are companies that pay dividends rewarded by investors with higher valuations?
added by André Levy May 9 '14 at 10:13
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Is the concept of energy conservation applied anywhere in the field of economics?
added by Chris Mueller May 14 '14 at 13:27
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I imagine that the body of the question would involve defining "energy conservation"? – Maroon May 20 '14 at 16:48
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How can time costs and disutility of spending time playing the game be taken into account in the St. Petersburg problem?
added by Maroon May 16 '14 at 19:40
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Why are Bernoulli utility functions invariant to monotonic transformations?
added by Ubiquitous May 20 '14 at 15:24
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Under what conditions can a reduction in the number of firms in an industry increase total welfare?
added by Ubiquitous May 20 '14 at 15:27
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Why do diamonds cost more than water, when it is the latter that is essential to life?
added by Ubiquitous May 20 '14 at 15:39
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What is the difference between Hicksian and Marshallian demand?
added by Ubiquitous May 21 '14 at 8:39
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Is 'build assets while the economy is stagnant, sell them while the economy is hot' good economic policy?
added by dwjohnston May 26 '14 at 6:03
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Could you explain me the meaning of the labor supply in the Shapiro-Stiglitz model for efficiency wages? Why is it horizontal up to the workforce?
added by Charlie Jun 4 '14 at 14:06
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Has there been any compelling empirical work on how intransitive the aggregate preferences for government action are in real world democracies?
added by lazarusL Jun 5 '14 at 0:57
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Would increasing reserve requirements, while printing money, be inflationary or deflationary?
added by dwjohnston Jun 9 '14 at 3:52
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What are some methods to model bounded rationality?
added by Bravo Jun 10 '14 at 16:50
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How has the average Mexican civilian's economic status changed since the adoption of NAFTA?
added by Chad Feb 21 '14 at 18:45
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I am confused by the downvotes to this question. Anyone care to explain? – Chad May 23 '14 at 13:49
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Keynesian vs Neoclassical model: Who is right?
added by Lex Apr 13 '14 at 22:58
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Can the number of customers be inversely proportional quality of service in an economy
added by Dhawalk Apr 14 '14 at 20:23
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"quality of service" seems to need to be defined, and I'm not sure if using "economy" (instead of, say "firm") here is appropriate. – Maroon May 20 '14 at 16:49
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Why does a kilo of rice cost less (in US dollars) in poorer countries?
added by dwjohnston Apr 30 '14 at 3:56
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Possibly too broad - while this isn't a bad question per se it doesn't seem the most appropriate for a straightforward answer, and "why" is perhaps hard to answer at times. – Maroon May 18 '14 at 22:34
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Would Marx consider the USSR Communist?
added by jliv902 May 7 '14 at 14:45
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I feel like this belongs more to a discussion of Marxism in a philosophical sense, rather than an economics discussion per se. – Maroon May 16 '14 at 15:58
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