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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say about offspring?

2. How does Schelling say family size would be affected by his hypothetical case?

3. What continuous variable does Schelling say parents could select for?

4. What does Schelling say are continuous variables?

5. What is another trait does Schelling say parents might be able to choose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where are economic models and their concept of equilibrium useful? What kinds of behaviors do they help social scientists to influence? What kinds of behaviors are not accounted for in these mathematical-economic models?

Essay Topic 2

Can you speak accurately about the character of a people based on any particular model? Or can you only speak accurately about individuals whose motives you know and whose behavior you have discussed with them? Put another way, what are the limits of the kind of knowledge Schelling practices in Micromotives and Macrobehavior?

Essay Topic 3

What are the risks and benefits of using numerical analysis in models of human behavior?

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