This is the last Excel Homework.
This homework is on extensions of the basic Shapiro and Stiglitz model, with a particular focus on making the monitoring intensity a choice variable.
You should watch the video presentation of the basic model first. This is a full lecture on the math of the model. It takes about a half hour.
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Hello. I already watched the video but I'm still having trouble figuring out the first problem. I assume that you must equate the MB(q) and MC(q) functions, solve for q and then plug the result to either equation to get the value of the optimal monitoring intensity. Im also assuming that the little arrow next to the q in the MB(q) function represents an exponent? If I'm not approaching this problem correctly can I get a hint on how to start? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOnce you've solved for q, that is it because q is the monitoring intensity. I don't see any arrow next to the q in the marginal benefit function. It should read
ReplyDeleteMB(q) = (r+b)e/q^2.
In other words, the numerator is (r+b)e and the denominator is q squared.