The Object of Hypothesis Testing To answer- How \good\ is the estimated regression line. How can we be sure that the estimated regression function (i.e., the SRF) is in fact a good estimator of the true PRF?

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2.1 SOME NOTATION 1. The Summation Notation X, =X1++...+n can be abbreviated as:Σx,orΣx 2. Properties of the Summation Operator

Consumer Preferences Budget Constraints Consumer Choice Revealed Preferences

Supply and Demand The Market Mechanism Changes in Market Equilibrium Elasticities of Supply and Demand Short-Run Versus Long-Run Elasticities

Quality Uncertainty and the Market for Lemons Market Signaling Moral Hazard The Principal-Agent Problem

General Equilibrium Analysis Efficiency in Exchange Equity and Efficiency Efficiency in Production

Topics to be Discussed Competitive Factor Markets Equilibrium in a Competitive Factor Market Factor Markets with Monopsony Power Factor Markets with Monopoly Power

Gaming and Strategic Decisions Dominant Strategies The Nash Equilibrium Revisited Repeated Games

Monopolistic Competition Oligopoly Price Competition Competition Versus Collusion:he Prisoners' Dilemma