Microeconomics for MBAs - Chapter 9 pps

... at double-digit rates in the late 198 0s and the very early 199 0s when increases in the consumer price index, a broad measure of the cost of living, were falling. 2 In the mid- 199 0s, healthcare ... wholly right or wholly wrong, is foreign to him. The win- list, yes-no discussion of politics is not within his purview. He does not recognize the either-or, the all-or-nothing situation as...

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... 1 89 0-1 93 0 (New York: Oxford University Press, 199 2); especially chapters 8 and 9. Chapter 6. Reasons for Firm Incentives 17 travelers, are in. By setting up the frequent-flier program, American ... Stephenson and Richard J. Fox, “Corporate Strategies for Frequent-Flier Programs,” Transportation Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, (Fall 199 2), pp. 3 8-5 0. The 199 1 survey inc...

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... estimate remarkably close to the sales-pay relationship found by the researcher for the 193 7-1 93 9 and 196 7-1 97 1 periods. 59 Other studies on executive pay in the United States and Great Britain have ... Economy, vol. 95 (no. 1, 198 7), pp. 1-3 3. 54 See Jonathan S. Leonard, “Executive Pay and Firm Performance,” Industrial and Labor Relations Review, vol. 43 (no. 3, 199...

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... newspapers in when they are out of town. Chapter 1. The Economic Way of Thinking 44 - for less money than the government charges for delivering a one-ounce letter across the street! [Ed.: Some ... common for people to think that the only way for one group of “stakeholders” in a firm to gain is for some other group to lose. The search is all too frequently for ways to cut...

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... Nishiguchi (New York: Oxford University Press, 199 6), pp. 206 230. 17 As reported in Lisa H. Harrington, “Buying Better,” Industry Week, July 21, 199 7, pp. 74 80. 18 Ibid. Chapter 3 Principles ... stands for present value, r for the rater of interest, and f for future costs or benefits. The interest rate used in this formula is the rate at which we discount future costs and b...

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... “Fair Minimum Wage Act of 199 9,” H.R.325 (January 19, 199 9); Senate, U.S. Congress, 106 th Cong., 1 st Sess., “Fair Minimum Wage Act of 199 9,” S. 192 (January 19, 199 9)]. 3 As quoted by Janet ... an hour in 193 8 to $5.15 until late 199 9. However, in real ( 199 9) dollars, the minimum wage rose from $2 .92 in 193 8 to $7.70 in 196 8, only to fall back to $5.15 an hour in 199 9....

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... Worker-Owners May Face Bumpy Ride If the Past Is a Guide,” Wall Street Journal, December 23, 199 3, p. 1. 39 See Susan Chandler, “United We Own.” Business Week March 18, 199 6, pp. 9 6-1 00. 40 ... Ibid., p. 98 . 41 Ibid., p. 99 . 42 In the WSJ on 24 June 199 7 was an article by Susan Carey “United Flight Attendants Warn of ‘Chaos’,” Wall Street Journal, pp. B-1 and B-2. 43...

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... to ten units is $9, 300; $1,500 for firm A. $800 for B, $3,000 each for C and D, and $1,000 for E. This figure is Chapter 7 Market Failures: External Costs And Benefits 9 pollution emitted ... buyer with no information on the condition of a car for sale would expect a 199 0 Honda Accord to be worth, on average, only $3,500. But if buyers are willing to pay $3,500 for...

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