Homework #3

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Due: October 28, 2014 11:00.

Write plain text e-mail to me. (Do not attach a wordprocessor file such as Microsoft Word.) Submit to ises-hw@turnbull.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp. Subject must contain the course number FH11011 in hankaku romaji. (If you are registered for FH61011, use FH11011 anyway. This is for sorting incoming mail, and not related to university administration.)

Please answer the following questions in English. Each answer should take two to three sentences and up to 30 words.

  1. Did you notice that the "wedding dress" example in the Introduction to The Economic Naturalist isn't very suited to Japan? Why do you think that might be?
  2. Professor Frank gives three examples on pp. 16-18: the light in the refrigerator but not the freezer, the internationalized power supplies of laptop computers, and locks at convenience stores. Are any of these hard to understand for a Japanese? If so, pick one (if there are more than one), and explain briefly.
  3. Here's an "economic naturalist" question for you: "Why did Professor Frank explain about power systems in different countries?" Briefly explain his goals and constraints that led to the behavior.

Due: October 28, 2014 11:00.

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