曼昆经济学原理微观经济学英文版习题答案(考试章节筛选).doc

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1、.曼昆经济学原理微观经济学英文版课后习题答案（考试章节筛选）UNIT1SOLUTIONSTOTEXTPROBLEMS:QuickQuizzes1.Thefourprinciplesofeconomicdecisionmakingare:(1)peoplefacetradeoffs;(2)thecostofsomethingiswhatyougiveuptogetit;(3)rationalpeoplethinkatthemargin;and(4)peoplerespondtoincentives.Peoplefacetradeoffsbecausetogetone

2、thingthattheylike,theyusuallyhavetogiveupanotherthingthattheylike.Thecostofsomethingiswhatyougiveuptogetit,notjustintermsofmonetarycostsbutallopportunitycosts.Rationalpeoplethinkatthemarginbytakinganactionifandonlyifthemarginalbenefitsexceedthemarginalcosts.Peoplerespondtoincentivesbe

3、causeastheycomparebenefitstocosts,achangeinincentivesmaycausetheirbehaviortochange.2.Thethreeprinciplesconcerningeconomicinteractionsare:(1)tradecanmakeeveryonebetteroff;(2)marketsareusuallyagoodwaytoorganizeeconomicactivity;and(3)governmentscansometimesimprovemarketoutcomes.Tradecanm

4、akeeveryonebetteroffbecauseitallowscountriestospecializeinwhattheydobestandtoenjoyawidervarietyofgoodsandservices.Marketsareusuallyagoodwaytoorganizeeconomicactivitybecausetheinvisiblehandleadsmarketstodesirableoutcomes.Governmentscansometimesimprovemarketoutcomesbecausesometimesmarke

5、tsfailtoallocateresourcesefficientlybecauseofanexternalityormarketpower.3.Thethreeprinciplesthatdescribehowtheeconomyasawholeworksare:(1)acountry’sstandardoflivingdependsonitsabilitytoproducegoodsandservices;(2)pricesrisewhenthegovernmentprintstoomuchmoney;and(3)societyfacesashort-run

6、tradeoffbetweeninflationandunemployment.Acountry’sstandardoflivingdependsonitsabilitytoproducegoodsandservices,whichinturndependsonitsproductivity,whichisafunctionoftheeducationofworkersandtheaccessworkershavetothenecessarytoolsandtechnology.Pricesrisewhenthegovernmentprintstoomuchmon

7、eybecausemoremoneyincirculationreducesthevalueofmoney,causinginflation.Societyfacesashort-runtradeoffbetweeninflationandunemploymentthatisonlytemporaryandpolicymakershavesomeabilitytoexploitthisrelationshipusingvariouspolicyinstruments.QuestionsforReview1.Examplesoftradeoffsincludetim

8、etrad