Microeconomics: Modern Perspectives Contemporary Economics Series

Author: Varian
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Publish Date: 1998-01-03
Features: This book is an intermediate microeconomics textbook suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, widely adopted internationally. It is translated based on the 1990 edition by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. The book is divided into 32 chapters and a teaching appendix, covering topics such as markets, budget constraints, preferences, utility, choice, demand, revealed preference, the Slutsky equation, buying and selling, intertemporal choice, asset markets, profit maximization, cost minimization, cost curves, game theory, externalities, public goods, etc. The book has three distinct features: (1) it incorporates the latest research findings, offers a broad scope of content, and presents innovative perspectives; (2) it explains principles that would typically require advanced mathematics using elementary mathematical arguments; (3) it emphasizes applications, with numerous case analyses, exercises, and solutions.