1.Online MBA programs significantly reduce the cost to existing managers of obtaining an MBA, as they permit students to maintain their existing residence and employment while working toward an advanced degree in business. Based on your knowledge of the economics of information and student characteristics, compare and contrast the likely characteristics of students enrolled in traditional MBA programs with those enrolled in online MBA programs, and discuss how potential employers might use information about where a candidate obtained his or her MBA degree to screen potential MBA job applicants.

2.Prosecutors representing the Securities and Exchange Commission recently

announced criminal charges against 13 individuals for engaging in insider

trading. According to the SEC's director of enforcement, a trading ring acting on inside information "compromises the markets' integrity and investors' trust. . . ." Explain why