1. Is access to the house or apartment in which you live open or closed?If it is currently a closed access resource, how would the dwelling likely be treated differently if it were converted to an open-access resource - one that anyone could use at any time in any way she chose?Why would you prefer closed access to open access or vice versa to your living space?How would your behavior change if you could not have what you preferred?
2. Explain how making something illegal (like sex, booze, or drugs) impacts the quality, quantity, and price of the illegal substance or activity.In addition, are there any unintended consequences of making drugs illegal that can cause harm to people?Why would anyone want to interfere with transactions between two willing people each of whom gain from trading in booze, or drugs, or sex?
3. Carefully explain how greater labor force participation by women, greater use of automobiles, and fewer people smoking have likely contributed to weight gains by Americans?How have food suppliers reacted to the increased demand for prepared foods?What new markets have opened up as a result of a greater focus on healthy eating and living?
4. Explain how allowing payment to kidney donors could reduce the cost to transplant recipients and their insurance companies.Are there any additional social benefits that could occur?Explain using the example of organ sales in Iran.What are the obstacles remaining for payment to organ donors in the U.S.?