Readings in Microeconomics

Over the last ten years, the widely acclaimed Oxford Review of Economic Policy has published papers written in a non-technical style by leading policy experts. this reader brings together in one volume the most significant and widely cited OREP papers in microeconomics, many of which have been updated and revised. An indispensable guide to recent theoretical and policy-oriented developments in the area, this comprehensive and carefully-chosen selection is an ideal student purchase. Microeconomics includes sections on Industrial Organization, Research and development, Competition and Industrial Policy, Regulation, Externalities and the Environment, International Trade, and education and Training. Contributors to this volume include Partha Dasgupta, Dieter Helm, David Newbery, David Pearce, John Vickers, and Michael Waterson. There is also a companion volume on macroeconomics. This book is intended for second year undergraduate economics students taking the core course in macroeconomics; or taking a course entitled `Micro policy' or `Micro Issues'.