The COVID-19 pandemic and the need to control the spread of
virus through social distancing has lowered the productivity of
delivering non-tradable local services in all countries. This is
unlikely to be a short-term phenomenon because even if a vaccine or
herd immunity for the COVID-19 is developed, concerns about other
deadly viruses that may emerge in the future may prompt people to
exercise social distancing indefinitely. The extent and
significance of such practices will vary among countries due to...
When compared to each other, what are some unique advantages of
the spread plate technique? What are some unique advantages to
using the pour plate technique? What are some disadvantages unique
to each technique? Assume the techniques were done correctly and no
contamination occurred.
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spread plate
pour plate
unique advantages
unique disadvantages
In the Cournot model of oligopoly, when the interaction is not
repeated, collusion is difficult to sustain because
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the collusive agreement must be approved by a regulator before
the firms make their decisions.
the collusive agreement is not a Nash Equilibrium.
there are whistleblowers everywhere who keep the firms in
check.
the collusive agreement generates lower profits than if the
firms compete with each other.
Many firms have devised defenses that make it more difficult or
costly for other firms to take them over. How might such defenses
affect the firm’s agency problems? Are managers of firms with
formidable takeover defenses more or less likely to act in the
shareholders’ interests rather than their own? What would you
expect to happen to the share price when management proposes to
institute such defenses?