Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. xvi, 599, 72 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm

Summary

1. Microeconomics is a dynamic field with an expanding core of basic theory and a growing range of applications. The priority of the author has been to expand the coverage of relatively new theoretical models and concepts and to make sure the applications and examples continue to deal fully with current problems.

Subject

1. Microeconomics
2. Mikroökonomie
3. Microéconomie

Contents

1. The nature of microeconomics -- Demand and supply -- The tastes and preferences of the consumer -- Consumer behavior and individual demand -- Market demand -- The firm and its technology -- Optimal input combinations and cost functions -- Price and output under perfect competition -- Price and output under pure monopoly -- Monopolistic competition and advertising -- Price and output under oligopoly -- Price and employment of inputs under perfect competition -- Price and employment of inputs under imperfect competition -- General equilibrium analysis and resource allocation -- Welfare economics -- Public goods, externalities, and the role of government -- Intertemporal choice and technological change -- Decision making and choice involving risk -- Linear programming.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.