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020 _a978125677078
050 _aHB172.085
_b.O85
100 _aO'Sullivan Arthur
245 _aMicroeconomics:Principles, applications and tools. /
_bPrinciples, applications and tools
_cArthur O'Sullivan
260 _aNew Jersey:
_bPearson,
_c2012.
300 _aXxiv, 456p.;
_bill.:
_c24cm
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aContents: Introduction and key principles: Introduction: What is economics? -- The Key principles of economics -- Exchange and markets -- Demand, supply and market equilibrium -- A Closer look at demand and supply: Elasticity: A Measure of responsiveness -- Market efficiency and government intervention -- Consumer choice using utility theory -- Market Structures and pricing: Production technology and cost -- Perfect competition -- Monopoly and price discrimination -- Market entry and monopolistic competition -- Oligopoly and strategic behavior -- Controlling market power: Antitrust and regulation -- Externalities and information: Imperfect information Adverse selection and moral hazard -- Public goods and public choice -- External costs and environmental policy -- The Labor market and income distribution: The Labor market, income and poverty -- Unions, monopsony and imperfect information.
650 _aMicroeconomics
700 _aStephen M. Sheffrin , Stephen J. Perez
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