Principles of Microeconomics /
Case, Karl E.
Principles of Microeconomics / Karl E.Case, Ray C. Fair and Sharon M. Oster - 12th Ed. - Boston, USA Pearson Education Inc. 2017 - xxxii, 491p. : ill. ; 27cm
It includes index and glossary
For the one-semester course in Principles of Microeconomics.
An Introduction to the Functioning of the Economy and the Power and Breadth of Economics
Reviewers tell us that Case/Fair/Oster is one of the all-time bestselling Principles of Economics texts because they trust it to be clear, thorough, and complete. Readers of Principles of Microeconomics, Twelfth Edition come away with a basic understanding of how market economies function, an appreciation for the things they do well, and a sense of things they do poorly. With the latest research and added exercises, students begin to learn the art and science of economic thinking and start to look at some policy and even personal decisions in a different way.
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Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction To Economics
1. The Scope and Method of Economics
2. The Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choice
3. Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium
4. Demand and Supply Applications
5. Elasticity
Part II: The Market System
6. Household Behavior and Consumer Choice
7. The Production Process: The Behavior of Profit-Maximizing Firms
8. Short-Run Costs and Output Decisions
9. Long-Run Costs and Output Decisions
10. Input Demand: The Labor and Land Markets
11. Input Demand: The Capital Market and the Investment Decision
12. General Equilibrium and the Efficiency of Perfect Competition
Part III: Market Imperfections and the Role of Government
13. Monopoly and Antitrust Policy
14. Oligopoly
15. Monopolistic Competition
16. Externalities, Public Goods, and Common Resources
17. Uncertainty and Asymmetric Information
18. Income Distribution and Poverty
19. Public Finance: The Economics of Taxation
Part IV: The World Economy
20. International Trade, Comparative Advantage, and Protectionism
21. Economic Growth in Developing Economies
Part V: Methodology
22. Critical Thinking about Research
9780134078816
Microeconomics; Macroeconomics;
339 CAS
Principles of Microeconomics / Karl E.Case, Ray C. Fair and Sharon M. Oster - 12th Ed. - Boston, USA Pearson Education Inc. 2017 - xxxii, 491p. : ill. ; 27cm
It includes index and glossary
For the one-semester course in Principles of Microeconomics.
An Introduction to the Functioning of the Economy and the Power and Breadth of Economics
Reviewers tell us that Case/Fair/Oster is one of the all-time bestselling Principles of Economics texts because they trust it to be clear, thorough, and complete. Readers of Principles of Microeconomics, Twelfth Edition come away with a basic understanding of how market economies function, an appreciation for the things they do well, and a sense of things they do poorly. With the latest research and added exercises, students begin to learn the art and science of economic thinking and start to look at some policy and even personal decisions in a different way.
Also Available with MyEconLab®
This title is also available with MyEconLab—an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction To Economics
1. The Scope and Method of Economics
2. The Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choice
3. Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium
4. Demand and Supply Applications
5. Elasticity
Part II: The Market System
6. Household Behavior and Consumer Choice
7. The Production Process: The Behavior of Profit-Maximizing Firms
8. Short-Run Costs and Output Decisions
9. Long-Run Costs and Output Decisions
10. Input Demand: The Labor and Land Markets
11. Input Demand: The Capital Market and the Investment Decision
12. General Equilibrium and the Efficiency of Perfect Competition
Part III: Market Imperfections and the Role of Government
13. Monopoly and Antitrust Policy
14. Oligopoly
15. Monopolistic Competition
16. Externalities, Public Goods, and Common Resources
17. Uncertainty and Asymmetric Information
18. Income Distribution and Poverty
19. Public Finance: The Economics of Taxation
Part IV: The World Economy
20. International Trade, Comparative Advantage, and Protectionism
21. Economic Growth in Developing Economies
Part V: Methodology
22. Critical Thinking about Research
9780134078816
Microeconomics; Macroeconomics;
339 CAS