Microeconomics, Global Edition, 9/E (e-Book VS 12m)

By Robert Pindyck
Descripción: For Intermediate Microeconomics courses. Microeconomics and its role in decision making and public policy Microeconomicsexposes students to topics that play a central role in microeconomics. From game theory and competitive strategy, to the roles of uncertainty and information, and the analysis of pricing by firms with market power, the text helps students understand what’s going on in the world of business. It also shows students how microeconomics can be used as a practical tool for decision-making and for designing and understanding public policy. The Ninth Edition, Global Edition, further illustrates microeconomics’ relevance and usefulness with new coverage and examples, and an improved exposition that is clear and accessible as well as lively and engaging. With Microeconomics, readers will be able to fully appreciate how a modern economy functions.

Contenido:

Part 1: INTRODUCTION: MARKETS AND PRICES

1. Preliminaries 

2. The Basics of Supply and Demand 

Part 2: PRODUCERS, CONSUMRS, AND COMPETITIVE MARKETS

3. Consumer Behavior

4. Individual and Market Demand

5. Uncertainty and Consumer Behavior

6. Production

7. The Cost of Production

8. Profit Maximization and Competitive Supply

9. The Analysis of Competitive Markets

Part 3: MARKET STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE STRATEGY

10. Market Power: Monopoly and Monopsony

11. Pricing with Market Power

12. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly

13. Game Theory and Competitive Strategy

14. Markets for Factor Inputs

15. Investment, Time, and Capital Markets

Part 4: INFORMATION, MARKET FAILURE, AND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT

16. General Equilibrium and Economic Efficiency

17. Markets with Asymmetric Information

18. Externalities and Public Goods

19. Behavioral Economics

Appendix: The Basics of Regression

Answers to Selected Exercises

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