課程名稱︰經濟思想史二
課程性質︰必修
課程教師︰魏凱立
開課系所︰經濟系
考試時間︰6/26 10:20~12:10
是否需發放獎勵金：是
試題 :
(please answer 3 of 5 question sets)
1.
(a) Why is the median voter more important in an election in which two
candidates are running for an office than in an election in which three
candidates are running for an office?
(b) Give a simple example of a case in which allowing side payments in an
election might be good.
(c) Why does Buchanan tend to like rules that require decisions to be made by
a super-majority (for example, 2/3)?
(d) What is "constitutional economics"?
(e) Briefly state one criticism Buchanan makes of neo-classical economists.
2.
(a,b,c) Name the three types of transaction costs and give a short example of
each.
(d) What does Williamson mean by "asset specificity"?
(e) According to Barzel, under what conditions are property rights left
undefined?
3.
(a) State the Coase theorem (in simple form).
(b) Why are perfectly competitive markets (such as stock markets) so heavily
regulated?
(c) Why are there no externalities when there are no transaction costs?
(d) Why did Coase do research on lighthouses?
(e) Briefly, what is Coase's attitude toward free speech?
4.
(a) Why did Hayek think markets were more important for developing countries
than rich developed countries?
(b) In what sense is competition a discovery process?
(c) What is the difference between particular and general knowledge?
(d) Why does a market economy often make better use of particular knowledge
than a planned economy?
(e) Why does Hayek write that markets are amoral?
5.
(a & b) State two criticisms both Hayek and Coase might make concerning
neo-classical economics.
(c) How does Buchanan's view of government differ from Hayek's view?
(d) How do Barzel and Williamson's assumptions concerning institutions differ
from those of North and de soto?
(e) What is the difference between the formal economy and the informal economy?
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