Loyola College M.A. Economics April 2007 Micro Economic Theory-I (2) Question Paper PDF Download

LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

RF 25

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ECONOMICS

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2007

EC 1806 /  1803 / 1800  – MICRO ECONOMIC THEORY – I

 

 

 

Date & Time: 25/04/2007 / 1:00 – 4:00      Dept. No.                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

Answer any Five questions in about 75 words each ( 5x 4 = 20 Marks).

       

  • Define Comparative Statics.
  • What are the steps involved in Deductive method.
  • What do you understand by Cardinalist Approach?
  • Explain Income effect and Price effect.
  • What are the Postulates of Revealed Preference Theory?
  • Differentiate Strong Ordering from Weak Ordering?
  • Elucidate Friedman-Savage Hypothesis.

 

Part- B

 

Answer any Four questions in about 250 each (4×10 = 40 Marks).

 

  • Discuss the Features of Cobb-Douglas Production function.
  • Compare and Contrast the Laws of Variable Proportions and the Laws of

Returns to Scale.

10) Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of Economic Dynamics.

11) In what respects, N-M utility analysis is superior to Ordinal Utility analysis?

12) What do you understand by Price discrimination? Do you think that the three

degrees of Price discrimination are applicable to real life situations?

13) Critically examine Markowitz’s modern utility analysis.

14) Differentiate Perfect Competition from Monopolistic competition

Part – C

Answer any TWO questions in 900 words (2 X 20 = 40 Marks)

  • Compare and contrast Indifference Curve analysis with Revealed Preference Theory
  • Compare and contrast Monopoly and Monopolistic competition. Of the two markets, which is realistic in today’s context?
  • Compare and contrast the Expected Utility Theory and Cardinal Utility Theory
  • What is Product differentiation? What role does it play on the determination of output and price under monopolistic competition?

 

 

 

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