All categories - 23 July 2006

2006-07-23 03:05:42 · 3 answers · asked by ? 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Are You Nicer to Nice People?

Are you equally nice to everyone you know or are you nicer to some people than to others? If the latter, do you know why? One way to state that you are nicer to some people than to others is the economic way: The quantity supplied of niceness (by you to others) is not the same for all people; it is greater for some than others.

The law of supply states that the quantity supplied of a good and its price are directly related. Is the quantity supplied of your niceness directly related to the price you receive to be nice? This prompts us to ask: What is the price you receive to be nice? In what “currency” are you paid to be nice? In most cases, you are not paid in dollars; the “currency” in which you are paid may be, as odd as it sounds, niceness itself. Suppose there are two “prices” of niceness, P1 and P2, where P1 equals “somewhat nice” and P2 equals “very nice.” Just as the sellers of a good prefer a higher dollar price to a lower dollar price, ceteris paribus, the suppliers of niceness may prefer to receive more for the niceness they supply instead of less. At which price received, P1 or P2, are you likely to be nicer? If your answer is P2, the higher price, then you are admitting that as the price of niceness rises, from P1 to P2, the quantity supplied of your niceness (to others) rises. In other words, you have an upward-sloping supply curve of niceness. As an afterthought, if other people act the same way that you do, that is , if everyone has an upward-sloping supply curve of niceness, then the way to get other people to be nicer to you is to be nicer to them.

The economist knows that some people are nicer than other people, but even nice people aren’t equally nice to everyone. What makes even nice people nicer to some people than to others? It may have to do with what they are paid (by others) in the currency niceness. In other words, the more niceness they are paid to be nice, the nicer they are; the less niceness they are paid to be nice, they less nice they are.

Source: Roger A Arnold 2001, Economics.

Questions:
1. What does it mean if a person’s supply curve of niceness is vertical?
2. Some people are nicer than other people at all prices of niceness. How would you diagrammatically represent this fact?

2006-07-23 03:05:34 · 3 answers · asked by robin 1 in Home Schooling

2006-07-23 03:05:31 · 7 answers · asked by geri m 1 in Television

Cinnamon Toast Crunch...
Strawberry Mini Wheats...
or Very Berry Cheerios?

2006-07-23 03:05:31 · 12 answers · asked by persnickety1022 7 in Polls & Surveys

2006-07-23 03:05:14 · 3 answers · asked by phaedrus 1 in Internet

2006-07-23 03:05:13 · 8 answers · asked by curious 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-07-23 03:05:09 · 11 answers · asked by joeyuk 2 in Weather

2006-07-23 03:05:06 · 5 answers · asked by Ethan 1 in Cell Phones & Plans

am from india .. mother tongue is kannada

2006-07-23 03:05:05 · 7 answers · asked by chivalc 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I always liked,"better have a wrapper before you whack her"

2006-07-23 03:04:54 · 20 answers · asked by ? 5 in Singles & Dating

if some one has been mailing me and has not told me anything about her/himself than how do i know about him/her (name adres etc)

2006-07-23 03:04:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Friends

in the hospital, she is really sick. She has Meningitis. She has it in her spin and it is viral. I am very worried about her b/c she also has fluid leaking into her stomach, the hospital is trying to find out what/where it is.

2006-07-23 03:04:30 · 5 answers · asked by lilblondiy03 3 in Women's Health

have thier little man hater clubs?

2006-07-23 03:04:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Marriage & Divorce

what should i do?

2006-07-23 03:04:22 · 12 answers · asked by Energius B 2 in Family

2006-07-23 03:03:59 · 14 answers · asked by fred 1 in Safety

I'm an athiest who finds it impossible to believe in a higher being. I just want to know how believers feel about God so I can understand more about it.

Please dont try and convert me. I'm happy and want to understand a world with God

2006-07-23 03:03:58 · 29 answers · asked by Steffi P 4 in Religion & Spirituality

i know it's not any woman's fault if she gets attracted suddenly when she meets a man. even if he is aware and trying to improve or not. the woman really desires to get to him but.......
what do women and girls do in this situation?(a husband or boyfriend eists!!)

2006-07-23 03:03:54 · 13 answers · asked by Avril Dolton 1 in Other - Family & Relationships

2006-07-23 03:03:51 · 26 answers · asked by Ihatebush 1 in Vegetarian & Vegan

lose both your index fingers.....or.... lose 6 of your toes? hmm?

2006-07-23 03:03:51 · 27 answers · asked by - 6 in Polls & Surveys

I mean the old stuff that's older than 80 years or whatever, where the original composer is long dead. Surely it's a part of their country's culture and should be free to all. Granted you might have to pay for a tape or CD that contains it, but it should also be available as mp3 on the internet, what do you think?

2006-07-23 03:03:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Music

2006-07-23 03:03:33 · 10 answers · asked by lizzybonn 1 in Dogs

You are lying 120ft away from a tree that is 50ft tall. You look up at the top of the tree.How far is your hear from the top of the tree in a straight line?

2006-07-23 03:03:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

to install a legal software a S/N is required to make it work. so if it was a bootleg it would not have this requirement, is that right?

2006-07-23 03:03:24 · 2 answers · asked by damnrhtdell 1 in Security

2006-07-23 03:03:23 · 8 answers · asked by spetro 1 in Security

Tingly sensation, almost burning, not pain but a strange sensation just above the pubic bone. It started a few days ago, about 10cm higher and further right and moved down and to the centre since. Also, the urge to go to the toilet more often than usual. What does that mean? And what should I do about it? Thanks.

2006-07-23 03:03:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2006-07-23 03:03:07 · 3 answers · asked by sargon k 1 in Other - Food & Drink