Rutgers University--Newark
Economics 304 (01) Fall 1999
Homework Assignments

Fourth Homework Assignment (Due Wednesday Dec 8th)
1. Do question 2 on p. 411
2. Do question 8 on p. 412
3. Do question 2 on p. 465
4. Do question 6 on p. 466
5. Do question 2 on p. 556
6. Do question 6 on p. 556


Third Homework Assignment (Due Monday Nov 15)
1.  W. Kip Viscusi has found that workers who work in jobs with twice
the average job risk receive a 2 percent wage premium.  Does the size
of this premium depend upon the willingness of workers to bear risk, 
upon the costs to firms of reducing risk, or both?  Explain.

2.  Do question 6 on page 280.

3.  Given your own circumstances (be specific, with real numbers!)
show how you would calculate the expected rate of return to graduating
from Rutgers.

4.  Do question 2 on page 327.

5.  Do question 8 on page 173.

6.  Do question 4 on page 373.



Second Homework Assignment (Due Monday Oct 11)
1.  Do question 2 on page 131.
2.  Do question 4 on page 131.
3.  Do question 4 on page 172.
4.  Do question 2 on page 212.
5.  Do question 4 on page 212.
6.  Do question 8 on page 213.


First Homework Assignment (Due Wednesday Sept 22)
1.  Redraw Figure 2.1 on page 28 using data from August 1999.
2.  Redraw Figure 2.1 using data from the year of your birth.
3.  Update Table 2.1 on page 29 to 1999.
4.  Update Table 2.2 on page 33 to 1999.
5.  Do question 2 on page 58.
6.  Do question 6 on page 92.