Case, Karl E. creator Fair, Ray C. Oster, Sharon M. text mau Boston Prentice Hall c2012 2012 10th ed. monographic eng

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xxxii, 471 p. ; 28 cm. The scope and method of economics -- The economic problem : scarcity and choice -- Demand, supply, and market equilibrium -- Demand and supply applications -- Elasticity -- Household behavior and consumer choice -- The production process : the behavior of profit-maximizing firms -- Short-run costs and output decisions -- Long-run costs and output decisions -- Input demand : the labor and land markets -- Input demand : the capital market and the investment decision -- General equilibrium and the efficiency of perfect competition -- Monopoly and antitrust policy -- Oligopoly -- Monopolistic competition -- Externalities, public goods, and social choice -- Uncertainty and asymmetric information -- Income distribution and poverty -- Public finance : the economics of taxation -- International trade, comparative advantage, and protectionism -- Economic growth in developing and transitional economies. Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon M. Oster. Includes index. Microeconomics HB172 .C36 2012 338.5 C . K . P 2012 9780131388857 2010049924 DLC 101123 20260402134021.0 16551625