School of Economics SAMPLE/MOCK PAPER 2021-2 (with updated rubric)
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ADVANCED TOPICS IN MICROECONOMICS ECO-6005A
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Answer TWO questions only. Answer ONE question from Section A and ONE question from Section B.
The maximum number of marks available in each section is 50 MARKS. The TOTAL number of marks available for the paper is 100 MARKS.
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SECTION A. Answer ONE question from this section
The recommended maximum word count for your Section A answer is 1300 words
- Expected Utility Theory depends on specific assumptions about individuals’ preferences in the context of risk and uncertainty. How reasonable are these assumptions?
- “Arrow's Impossibility Theorem is a theoretical curiosity with little or no practical significance.” Discuss.
- How convincing is the Nash bargaining solution, (a) normatively, and (b) positively?
- What is meant by the Shapley value of a cooperative game? How might we interpret or use the Shapley value?
- What is the “principal-agent problem”? Explain carefully why, in this and in other “hidden-action” contexts, outcomes are likely to be inefficient.
END OF SECTION A
SECTION B. Answer ONE question from this section
The recommended maximum word count for your Section B answer is 1300 words
- “Strategic voting is likely to be a feature of every electoral process.” Discuss.
- When might a Vickrey-Clarke-Groves auction process be used? What practical considerations prevent this auction design being used more often?
- Discuss the merits, and the demerits, of using the “deferred-acceptance algorithm” to allocate children to schools.
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