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Microeconomics : theory, applications

Title
Microeconomics : theory, applications / Edwin Mansfield.
Author
Mansfield, Edwin.
Publication
New York : Norton, ©1988.

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Description
xvi, 599, 72 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
Summary
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
  • Microeconomics
  • Mikroökonomie
  • Microéconomie
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
ISBN
  • 0393956350
  • 9780393956351
  • 0393957691
  • 9780393957693
LCCN
87022131
OCLC
  • ocm16582347
  • 16582347
  • SCSB-1836091
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library