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9780138556020

Microeconomics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780138556020

  • ISBN10:

    0138556024

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-06-01
  • Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Table of Contents

Preface vii
Part I Introduction and Key Principles
Introduction and Appendix
1(13)
Key Principles of Economics
14(11)
Markets and Government in the Global Economy
25(10)
Supply, Demand, and Market Equilibrium
35(13)
Part II A Closer Look at Demand and Supply
Elasticity: A Measure of Responsiveness
48(9)
Government Intervention in Markets
57(12)
Consumer Choice
69(18)
Appendix: Consumer Choice Using Indifference Curves
81(6)
Part III Market Structure and Pricing
The Firm's Short-Run and Long-Run Cost Curves
87(10)
Perfect Competition in the Short Run
97(12)
Long-Run Supply and Market Dynamics
109(10)
Monopoly and Price Discrimination
119(10)
Entry Decisions: Natural Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition
129(10)
Oligopoly and Antitrust Policy
139(9)
Part IV Market Failure: Spillovers and Information
Public Goods, Taxes, and Public Choice
148(12)
Environmental Problems and Public Policy: Global Warming, Ozone Depletion, Acid Rain, and Urban Smog
160(9)
Imperfect Information and Disappearing Markets
169(8)
Part V The Markets for Labor and Capital
The Labor Market
177(13)
Interest Rates and Present Value
190(11)
Economic Challenges for the Twenty-First Century
201(10)
Part VI The International Economy
International Trade and Policy
211(12)
Appendix: Basic Alegebraic Rules 223

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