Managerial Economics & Organizational Architecture 6th Edition by James Brickley , Clifford Smith ,Jerold Zimmerman

Exercise 23

The Japanese are very good at returning lost property to local police stations. If you lose a wallet filled with cash in Japan it is likely to be turned into the police. This is true even though the person finding it could keep it without anyone else knowing. This behavior is not what you would find in New York City.
a. Does this observation about Japan imply that the economic model does not explain behavior in Japan Explain.
b. Police stations in Japan are filled with lost umbrellas. It used to be that the typical Japanese would make a trip to the local police station to search for a lost umbrella. Now they don't. Explain this behavior using the Economic Model.
c. Do you think that the typical Japanese is more likely to come to a police station to find a lost cell phone or a lost umbrella Explain using the Economic Model.