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OverviewWritten in an informal colloquial style, this student-friendly Principles of Microeconomics textbook does not sacrifice intellectual depth in its quest for accessibility. The author’s primary concern is to instill “economic sensibility” in the student. Colander emphasizes the intellectual and historical context to which the economic models are applied. Distinguishing features found within Colander’s text are: Cutting Edge and ModernColloquial Style NarrativeFocus on PolicyEmphasis on the Importance of Institutions and HistoryFocus on Modeling: Economics is a method of reasoning, not truths.Presents Alternative Perspectives in Economics Full Product DetailsAuthor: David ColanderPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional Edition: 8th edition Dimensions: Width: 21.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.20cm Weight: 1.150kg ISBN: 9780077247164ISBN 10: 0077247167 Pages: 636 Publication Date: 16 October 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced By: 0077501802 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction: Thinking Like an EconomistChapter 1 Economics and Economic ReasoningChapter 2 The Production Possibility Model, Trade, and GlobalizationChapter 3 Economic InstitutionsChapter 4 Supply and DemandChapter 5 Using Supply and DemandChapter 6 Thinking Like a Modern EconomistPart 2: MicroeconomicsI. The Power of Traditional Economic ModelsChapter 7 Describing Supply and Demand: ElasticitiesChapter 8 Taxation and Government InterventionChapter 9 International Trade Policy, Comparative Advantage, and OutsourcingII. Choice and Decision-MakingChapter 10 The Logic of Individual Choice: The Foundation of Supply and DemandChapter 11 Game Theory, Strategic Decision Making, and Behavioral EconomicsIII. Production and Cost AnalysisChapter 12 Production and Cost Analysis IChapter 13 Production and Cost Analysis IIIV. Market Structure Chapter 14 Perfect CompetitionChapter 15 MonopolyChapter 16 Monopolistic Competition and OligopolyV. Real-World CompetitionChapter 17 Real-World Competition and TechnologyChapter 18 Antitrust Policy and RegulationVI. Factor MarketsChapter 19 Work and the Labor MarketChapter 19W Nonwage and Asset Income: Rents, Profits, and Interest Chapter 20 Who Gets What? The Distribution of IncomeVII. Applying Economic Reasoning to PolicyChapter 21 Market Failure versus Government FailureChapter 21W Politics and Economics: The Case of Agricultural MarketsChapter 22 Behavioral Economics and Modern Economic PolicyChapter 23 Microeconomic Policy, Economic Reasoning, and BeyondReviewsAuthor InformationDavid Colander is Distinguished College Professor at Middlebury College. He has authored, coauthored, or edited over 40 books and over 150 articles on a wide range of economic topics.He earned his B.A. at Columbia College and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. at Columbia University. He also studied at the University of Birmingham in England and at Wilhelmsburg Gymnasium in Germany. Professor Colander has taught at Columbia University, Vassar College, the University of Miami, and Princeton University as the Kelley Professor of Distinguished Teaching. He has also been a consultant to Time-Life Films, a consultant to Congress, a Brookings Policy Fellow, and Visiting Scholar at Nuffield College, Oxford.He has been president of both the History of Economic Thought Society and the Eastern Economics Association. He has also served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Economic Perspectives, The Journal of Economic Education, The Journal of Economic Methodology, The Journal of the History of Economic Thought, The Journal of Socio-Economics, and The Eastern Economic Journal. He has been chair of the AEA Committee on Electronic Publishing, a member of the AEA Committee on Economic Education, and is currently the associate editor for content of the Journal of Economic Education. He is married to a pediatrician, Patrice. In their spare time, the Colanders designed and built an oak post-and-beam house on a ridge overlooking the Green Mountains to the east and the Adirondacks to the west. The house is located on the site of a former drive-in movie theater. (They replaced the speaker poles with fruit trees and used the I-beams from the screen as support for the second story of the carriage house and the garage.) They now live in both Florida and Vermont. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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