This new seventh edition of the book offers extensive
discussion of information, uncertainty, and game theory. It
contains over a hundred examples illustrating the applicability of
economic analysis not only to mainline economic topics but also
issues in politics, history, biology, the family, and many other
areas. These discussions generally describe recent research
published in scholarly books and articles, giving students a good
idea of the scientific work done by professional economists. In
addition, at appropriate places the text provides ''applications''
representing more extended discussions of selected topics including
rationing in wartime Chapter 5, import quotas Chapter 7,
alleged monopolistic suppression of inventions Chapter 9, minimum
wage laws Chapter 11, the effects of Social Security upon saving
Chapter 15, fair division of disrupted property Chapter 16 and
whether individuals should pay ransom to a kidnapper Chapter
17.
目錄:
1. The nature and scope of economics
2. Working tools
3. Utility and preference
4. Consumption and demand
5. Applications and extensions of demand theory
6. The business firm
7. Equilibrium in the product market - competitive industry
8. Monopolies, cartels and networks
9. Product quality and product variety
10. Competition among the few: oligopoly and strategic
behavior
11. Dealing with uncertainty - the economics of risk and
information
12. The demand for factor services
13. Resource supply and factor-market equilibrium
14. Exchange, transaction costs and money
15. The economics of time
16. Welfare economics: the market and the state
17. Government, politics and conflict.