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Microeconomics: A Global Text [Hardback]

(University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados)
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  • Izdošanas datums: 29-Sep-2009
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415454522
  • ISBN-13: 9780415454520
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 520 pages, height x width: 246x174 mm, weight: 1120 g, 12 Tables, black and white; 161 Line drawings, black and white; 161 Illustrations, black and white
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  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415454522
  • ISBN-13: 9780415454520
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Microeconomics is concerned with the production, consumption and distribution of goods by the micro units of individuals, firms and markets within the economy. It can also be considered a study of scarcity and the choices to be made for the attainment of goals within constraints. These goals are those set by consumers, producers and policy makers in the market.

This book provides a brand new approach to the teaching and study of microeconomics – an elementary guide to the fundamental principles of the subject.  It gives students from all parts of the world the opportunity to understand and appreciate the value of microeconomic tools and concepts for analyzing market processes in their economic environment, as well as maintaining a perspective on issues of trade and competitiveness, thus drawing attention to the relevance of microeconomic theory beyond the domestic scene to issues of trade and competitiveness on the international arena.

The book contains a wealth of international case studies and covers topics such as:

- elasticity

- Cobb-Douglas Production functions

- dynamic stability of market equilibrium

- monopolies and monopolistic competition

- project analysis

The perfect introduction to the building blocks of contemporary microeconomic theory, this book will be of interest to undergraduate students in international economics, industrial economics, managerial economics and agricultural economics. It will also be a useful reference guide for graduates requiring a break down of difficult microeconomic principles.

Preface x
Acknowledgements xii
List of Figures
xiv
List of Tables
xix
List of Boxed Examples
xx
Introduction to Microeconomics
1(26)
Scenario
1(1)
Definition of microeconomics
2(1)
Tools, gadgets and gizmos
3(11)
The methodology of microeconomic theory
14(6)
The methodological controversy - scientific validity
20(7)
Review questions for
Chapter 1
25(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 1
26(1)
Theory of the Consumer
27(31)
The individual consumer and utility maximization
27(1)
The Cardinal utility theory
28(5)
The Ordinal utility theory (indifference curves)
33(18)
The Revealed Preference (RP) theory
51(7)
Review questions for
Chapter 2
56(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 2
57(1)
Market Demand and Elasticity
58(31)
From individual demand to market demand
58(2)
The price elasticity of demand
60(17)
The income elasticity of demand
77(8)
Cross price elasticity of demand
85(4)
Review questions for
Chapter 3
87(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 3
88(1)
Topics in Demand Analysis
89(34)
Consumer and producer surplus
89(5)
Price indices
94(4)
The characteristics approach to demand theory
98(4)
Price and rent controls
102(6)
External effects on demand
108(4)
The Neumann-Morgenstern (NM) utility index
112(5)
Empirical demand functions
117(6)
Review questions for
Chapter 4
119(2)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 4
121(2)
The Producer and Optimal Production Choices
123(39)
Technology and the production function
123(2)
Optimizing behaviour in the short-run
125(7)
Optimizing behaviour of the producer in the long-run
132(17)
The multi-product firm
149(13)
Review questions for
Chapter 5
160(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 5
161(1)
Costs and Scale
162(41)
Traditional cost theory - the short-run
162(7)
Long-run costs in the traditional theory
169(5)
The modern theory of cost
174(5)
Economies of scale
179(7)
Cobb-Douglas production and cost functions
186(17)
Review questions for
Chapter 6
201(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 6
202(1)
Linear and Dynamic Programming and X-efficiency
203(32)
Linear programming
203(13)
Dynamic programming for multi-stage processes
216(8)
The concept of X-efficiency
224(11)
Review questions for
Chapter 7
232(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 7
233(2)
Equilibrium in an Isolated Market
235(27)
Existence of market equilibrium
235(3)
Uniqueness of market equilibrium
238(2)
The stability of equilibrium - static stability
240(9)
Dynamic stability and the Cobweb model
249(10)
Application of dynamic stability conditions
259(3)
Review questions for
Chapter 8
260(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 8
261(1)
The Perfectly Competitive Market
262(20)
Assumptions and fundamentals of the model
262(2)
Short-run equilibrium
264(6)
Long-run equilibrium
270(1)
Predictions of the model
271(11)
Review questions for
Chapter 9
280(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 9
281(1)
Monopoly
282(34)
Assumptions and behavioural conditions
282(3)
Short-run equilibrium of the firm/industry
285(9)
Long-run equilibrium
294(2)
Predictions - the dynamics of the model
296(3)
Multi-plant monopoly
299(3)
Price discrimination
302(8)
Bilateral monopoly
310(2)
Regulation of monopoly
312(4)
Review questions for
Chapter 10
314(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 10
315(1)
Monopolistic Competition
316(17)
Basic features and assumptions of the monopolistic competition model
317(1)
Demand and costs
318(2)
Equilibrium in the short-run
320(2)
Equilibrium in the long-run
322(4)
Monopolistic competition and excess capacity
326(3)
Reflections on the model
329(4)
Review questions for
Chapter 11
331(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 11
331(2)
Oligopoly
333(30)
Assumptions, definitions and summary of models
333(2)
The Cournot model
335(4)
The Bertrand/Edgeworth duopoly model
339(1)
Chamberlin and stability in duopoly
340(2)
The kinked demand model
342(1)
The Stackleberg sophisticated duopolist model
343(7)
The cartel
350(4)
The price leadership model
354(5)
Game theory and oligopoly
359(4)
Review questions for
Chapter 12
361(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 12
362(1)
Alternative Theories of the Firm
363(31)
Major issues and alternatives
363(7)
Baumol's sales revenue maximization model
370(9)
The mark-up pricing model of the firm
379(9)
The behavioural theories
388(2)
The economics of information
390(4)
Review questions for
Chapter 13
392(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 13
392(2)
The Factor Market
394(37)
Introduction to distribution theory
394(1)
Short-run factor demand under marginal productivity theory
395(9)
Long-run factor demand under marginal productivity theory
404(7)
Market demand for a single input
411(3)
The supply curve of labour
414(3)
Factor market equilibrium under the marginal productivity theory
417(1)
Monopsony in the factor market
418(4)
The labour unions, exploitation and unemployment
422(4)
Product exhaustion theorems and distribution
426(5)
Review questions for
Chapter 14
428(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 14
429(1)
The marginal expenditure of input curve
429(2)
General Equilibrium and Welfare Maximization
431(32)
The nature and tools of general equilibrium
431(3)
General equilibrium of exchange or consumption - efficiency in distribution of the product
434(2)
General equilibrium of production - efficiency in the allocation of factors
436(2)
Efficiency of the product mix - joint efficiency in production and consumption
438(5)
Features of the equilibrium position
443(5)
Welfare maximization
448(5)
Factors affecting a welfare maximum
453(6)
Postscript
459(4)
Review questions for
Chapter 15
459(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 15
460(1)
MRPT and marginal costs
461(2)
Investment Criteria
463(28)
Definition of a project
464(1)
Cash flow analysis
464(3)
Discounted cash flow analysis
467(4)
Investment criteria choices
471(17)
Choice of investment criteria
488(3)
Review questions for
Chapter 16
489(1)
Recommended reading for
Chapter 16
490(1)
Index 491
Judy Whitehead is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados.