| Description |
xvi, 326 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. The origins and scope of microeconomics -- 2. Inputs, outputs, and costs -- 3. Cost minimization using linear programming -- 4. Production and costs -- 5. The production decisions of competitive firms -- 6. Marginal products and factor proportions -- 7. Comparative advantage and gains from trade -- 8. Allocation of factors in competitive markets -- 9. Consumer choice and demand -- 10. Exchange and product assortment -- 11. Loss aversion and reference-dependent preferences -- 12. The context and framing of choice -- 13. Labor supply -- 14. Monopoly and monopsony power -- 15. Oligopoly and oligopsony : classic models -- 16. Economics of time -- 17. Saving behavior -- 18. Inconsistent intertemporal choice -- 19. Economics of risk -- 20. Behavior in the face of risk -- 21. Game theory and modern models of oligopoly -- 22. Time, risk, and investment -- 23. Technological change -- 24. Assets, investment and financial markets -- 25. Government's roles in the economy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography |
| Subject |
Microeconomics.
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| LC no. |
2005051286 |
| ISBN |
0195189620 alkaline paper |
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9780195189629 alkaline paper |
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