1st Edition

Microeconomics A Global Text

By Judy Whitehead Copyright 2009
520 Pages 161 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

520 Pages 161 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

520 Pages 161 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Microeconomics is concerned with the production, consumption and distribution of goods by the micro units of individuals, firms and markets within the economy. It can also be considered a study of scarcity and the choices to be made for the attainment of goals within constraints. These goals are those set by consumers, producers and policy makers in the market. This book provides a brand... Read more
1. Introduction  2. Consumer Behaviour: Demand Analysis  3. Market Demand and Elasticity  4. Topics in Demand Analysis  5. The Producer: Supply Analysis  6. Production and Cost Analysis  7. Equilibrium in an Isolated Market  8. Perfect Competition  9. Monopoly  10. Monopolistic Competition  11. Market Structure: Oligopoly  12. Alternative Models of the Firm  13. The Market for Factors  14. General Equilibrium and Welfare Maximization  15. Project Analysis

Biography

Judy Whitehead is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados.