PROBLEM SET 4 1) Consider the following utility functions‚ where W is wealth: (a) U (W ) = W 2 1 (b) U (W ) = W (c) U (W ) = −W (d) U (W ) = W (e) U (W ) = ln(W ) (f) U (W ) = W 1−γ ‚ with γ = 2 1−γ How likely are each of these functions to represent actual investor preferences? Why? 2) Suppose investors have preference described by the following utility function with A > 0: U = E(r) − 1 Aσ 2 2 Each investor has to choose between three portfolios with the following characteristics:
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Problem Set 1 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers. 1. The receipts and year of release of the five movies with the largest nominal box office revenues‚ along with the CPI data of each year are presented below. Assuming that the receipts for each of the movies were derived during their year of release‚ convert the receipts for each to real dollars for the year 2010 (2010 CPI 230.1). Put the movies in order from largest to smallest real box office receipts and show
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example of an index. a. An index is a set of variables combined to measure a more abstract concept. A researcher may wish to construct an index‚ simple because a single measure may not work. For example the Uniform crime index‚ which averages the number of crimes per 100K of people‚ only having the crime of murder or robbery would not be a sufficient measure of the entire phenomena of crime what about rape‚ homicide etc. that would be adding more variables to the set so that you can measure all different
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Problem Set 3 Macroeconomics‚ ECON 2123 Sections L3 and L4 P. Sen Posted 9.11.14. Due 5 PM 17.11.14. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 marks total Part I: True/False/Uncertain Please justify your answer with a short argument for each question and draw a diagram if necessary. (25 marks‚ 5 marks each: 2 marks for correct judgment and 3 marks for correct argument) 1. Suppose that workers in the Republic
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PROBLEM SET 4 Name: ______________________________________________ Problem Set 4 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8. 1. Movies are distributed in a variety of forms‚ not just first run theatrical presentations. What other ways are movies distributed? What are the different price points? Using this information‚ draw a fully labeled graph of the market for movies in which the distributor of the film price discriminates. (NOTE: This should not be perfect price
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ECN171 Economy of East Asia Problem Set 1 The data for this problem set is posted on SmartSite in the Resources folder. It was downloaded from the Penn World Tables version 7.1‚ which is publicly available at https://pwt.sas.upenn.edu/php_site/pwt_index.php . 1. Graph the GDP [per capita] of the East Asian countries in PS1_data.xls on one graph. Which East Asian country is the largest [richest] in 1960? In 2010? When did the switch occur? 2. Calculate the growth rates (log difference‚ using natural
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Problem Set 3 Name: Lauren Hensley Problem Set 3 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6. 1. Data for the market for graham crackers is shown below. Calculate the elasticity of demand between the following prices. Price of crackers Quantity Demanded (per month) $3 80 $2.5 120 $2 160 $1.5 200 $1 240 $1.00 - $1.50: -0.333 $1.50 - $2.00: -0.6 $2.00 - $2.50: -1 $2.50 - $3.00: -1.66 If the price of graham crackers is $2.50 should firms raise or lower
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Final Examination Name: Course: Date: Final Examination in Statistics (M.A.Ed./M.A.N.) 1.The scores of 15 masteral students in Statistics were 80‚85‚78‚90‚91‚98‚95‚98‚95‚74‚71‚72‚98‚99‚and 87. Find the measures of central tendency‚ the range‚ the variance‚ and the standard deviation. 2. In the performance evaluation of teachers‚ if the dean’s evaluation is given a weight of 5‚ self-evaluation is 2‚ peer’s evaluation is 2‚ and student’s evaluation is 1 and the teacher’s
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PROBLEM SET # 1 Instructions: 1) Open book‚ open notes limited to only class materials. 2) Unlimited time. 3) This must be reflective of your individual effort. GMU Honor Code applies. 4) The Problem Set #1 (only the question solutions portion) is due at the end of the day on September 24th. 5) Show all work‚ as partial credit will be given for each question’s answer. Organize your work so it is easy to follow. You can use word‚ power point‚ excel or combinations
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University of Hong Kong 1st semester 2014-15 ECON0301/ECON2252 Theory of International Trade Problem Set 1 Due time: 5pm September 26‚ 2014 (Friday) Answer all of the following questions. While I encourage you to discuss with your classmates‚ you have to write up your own script. Please hand it in to your TA (Miss Jiuqi Zhao) by the due time via her pageon box on the 9th ‡oor of K.K. Leung Building. 1. Suppose that Home and Foreign have the marginal product of labor shown below. Home Foreign Baseball
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