Microeconomics

Price cap regulation improves cost control incentives relative to rate

Price cap regulation improves cost control incentives relative to rate-of-return regulation. Indicate whether the statement is true or false   ANSWER T The price cap comes from outside the firm, and because anything it can do to improve its profit will lead to gains it can keep, the firm has more cost control incentive.  

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Date: September 9th, 2020

We know the goal of a budget-constrained public enterprise. Indicate

We know the goal of a budget-constrained public enterprise. Indicate whether the statement is true or false   ANSWER F Many possible goals might be pursued by a budget-constrained public enterprise, so for any one enterprise it is not easy to know its goal. It could try to control cost and pursue welfare through Ramsey […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

A budget-constrained public enterprise may behave quite differently wh

A budget-constrained public enterprise may behave quite differently when entry is barred than it would when new entry is allowed. Indicate whether the statement is true or false   ANSWER T With entry barred, the public enterprise might exploit a market where demand is less elastic to raise price and raise revenue for the enterprise. […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020