Economics forecasting research

When disparities exist from census data, housing starts data and other research data when seeking for information to help with forcasting the power tool market how do you reconcile the differences in the various forecasting services to provide an insight into the future that you can rely on and base decisions on?

Problem Set

Part1.) Each question should be answered with no more than 5 sentences> 1. Popular movie videocassettes or DVDs are often sold for $15 to $20, whereas less popular movies can sell for more than $40. Why? (Hint: consider who buys each type of movie) 2. Some restaurants offer free meals to children accompanied by adults. Is this a form of price-discrimination? 3. Chapter 5 of the text discusses how meeting-competition clauses may serve as an enforcement mechanism for price-fixing agreements of cartels. The discussion of Chapter 9 suggests another possible rationale for such clauses. What is it? 4. Some pizza joints charge more for delivered pizza than if customers pick up the pizz... click for more

Cournot Oligopoly

You are a truck farmer and bring produce to a farmer's market every Wednesday. You have found that on a typical day five other farmers bring their produce to market. Years of experience have taught you that you make the most money by pricing your produce at 1.15 times your marginal cost. My questions are: - What is the market elasticity of demand? - What is your elasticity of demand in this Cournot oligopoly? Please show steps.

Find several articles about 'international comparison'

I have to find a good article that talks about 'international comparison'. It must be a topic related to internet (e-commerce etc.). For example, 'the different marketing strategy of Yahoo in US and China'. I could not find any good articles.

Economics of internet

A Congressional staffer calls you on the phone for advice. Her boss may propose a law where sending an email costs 5 cents for every email address included in the message. The government does not get the money; it goes to the recipient(s) of the email. That is, each person has an email credit account. For every email sent, 5 cents automatically transfers from the sender's accounts to the recipient's account. This "postage" collection occurs when the email first appears on a U.S. email server, or the message does not proceed. Part a: First, the staffer wants your opinion about the impact this system has on spam volume. What would you say, and why? Part b: Second, the staffer wan... click for more