A firm is noticing that 10% of its freelance contacts are not being completed on time. They suspect this is because there are no consequences for lateness for the freelancers, but it costs the firm money. The firm decides to implement a penalty for lateness, and guidelines for dealing with contract violations. The firm is:

A. increasing opportunism.

B. focusing on values and beliefs rather than laws and regulations.

C. expanding the range of acceptable actions that firms can take.

D. attempting to reduce transaction costs through institutional frameworks.

Suppose someone wants to sell a piece of land for cash. the selling of a piece of land represents turning econ

Adecision is made at the margin when each alternative considers

In which of the following games is it clearly the case that the cooperative outcome of the game is good for the two players and bad for society? a. two oil companies own adjacent oil fields over a common pool of oil, and each company decides whether to drill one well or two wells.b. two airlines dominate air travel between city a and city b, and each airline decides whether to charge a "high" airfare or a "low" airfare on flights between those two cities.c. two superpowers decide whether to build new weapons or to disarm.d. in all of the above cases, the cooperative outcome of the game is good for the two players and bad for society