Principles of microeconomics /
John B. Taylor
- 4th edition
- Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, c2004.
- xxxi, (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
CONTENT
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 1. The central idea
2. Observing and explaining the economy
3. The supply and demand model
4. Elasticity and its uses
PART TWO. PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 5. The demand curve and the behavior of consumer
6. The supply curve and the behavior of firms
7. The interaction of people in markets
PART THREE. THE ECONOMICS OF THE FIRM 8. Costs and the changes at firms over time
9. The rise and fall of industries
10. Monopoly
11. Product differentiation, monopolistic compensation, and oligopoly
12. Antitrust policy and regulation
PART FOUR. MARKETS, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, AND PUBLIC GOODS 13. Labor markets
14. Taxes, transfers and income distribution
15. Public goods, externalities and government behavior
16. Physical capital and financial markets
PART FIVE. TRADE AND GLOBAL MARKETS 17. The gains from international trade