
Microeconomics
McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions) (Publisher)
17th Edition
Published in January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-07-118066-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text presents a clear and accurate introduction to microeconomics. This edition features material on the economics of the information age, has a revised treatment of international economics and uses real-world examples to discuss concepts.
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Edition
International student edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations, ports.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
820 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-118066-5 (9780071180665)
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Paul A. Samuelson | William Nordhaus
Microeconomics
Book
12/1998
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Content
Part One Basic concepts: the fundamentals of economics; appendix - how to read graphs; markets and government in a modern economy; basic elements of supply and demand. Part Two Microeconomics - supply, demand and product markets: applications of supply and demand; demand and consumer behaviour; appendix - geometrical analysis of consumer equilibrium; production and business organization; analysis of costs; appendix - production, cost theory and decisions of the firm; analysis of perfectly competitive markets; imperfect competition and its polar case of monopoly; oligopoly and monopolistic competition; uncertainty and game theory. Part Three Factor markets - land, labour, capital: how markets determine incomes; the labour market; land and capital. Part Four Applied microeconomics - international trade, government and the environment: comparative advantage and protectionism; appendix - markets and economic efficiency; government taxation and expenditure; promoting more efficient markets; protecting the environment; efficiency versus equality - the big tradeoff.