Student Assessment: Where Are We Now?

Summary The assessment of student performance in fieldwork placementsduring social work training has become an issue of increasingconcern to all those connected with social work. This articleoutlines some major problems surrounding the issue, draws outof recent contributions some possible solutions to these problemsand seeks to define areas in which further work needs to bedone.     

TWO-PART PRICING FOR A MULTI-PRODUCT MONOPOLIST

This paper examines profit-maximizing multi-part pricing arrangements by multi-product monopolists. The results indicate that prices set by such firms will deviate from the marginal-cost-pricing efficiency norm when multi-part tariffs can be set on only a subset of the firm's product line. Per unit prices will be set above marginal cost when the monopolist sells goods that are substitutes, while per unit prices for complements may be set above or below marginal cost. In either case, the pricing strategy will involve increasing the demand for goods on which an entry fee can beset.