Mighty Microeconomics

ISBN-13: 9781009161077 / Twarda / 2023 / 500 str.

Michihiro (University of Tokyo) Kandori

Opis

A highly accessible text for learning microeconomics with a unique approach of simplifying technicalities for students and general readers.

Recenzje

'Written in a lucid style, Mighty Microeconomics guides complete beginners to an advanced level, advanced enough to be a prudent and well-reserved theorist, through clear, precise, and thoughtful yet plain expositions.' Takashi Hayashi, Professor of Economics, University of Glasgow

Spis treści

Part I. Price Theory: Merits and Limitations of the Market Mechanism: 1. Theory of Consumer Behavior; 2. The Theory of Firm Behavior; 3. Market Equilibrium; 4. Market Failures; 5. Monopolies; Part II. Game Theory and Economics of Information: 6. Simultaneous-Move Games and Nash Equilibrium; 7. Dynamic Games and Credible Strategies; 8. Insurance and Moral Hazard; 9. Adverse Selection and Signaling; 10. Last but not Least – Let's Talk about Social Justice and Philosophy; Appendix A. Essential Mathematical Concepts: All You Need to Know to Read this Book; Appendix B. Constrained Maximization Problems and the Method of Lagrange Multiplier; Appendix C. Compensating Variation and Equivalent Variation; Appendix D. A Step-by-Step Guide to Proving the Second Welfare Theorem.