Focusing on the uncertainties surrounding climate change, Robert Pindyck delves into the known and unknown aspects of its impact and implications for policy. He emphasizes the urgent need for investments in adaptation strategies to mitigate the risks of catastrophic climate events. Through his analysis, Pindyck provides insights on effective approaches to safeguard against the unpredictable nature of climate change.
"Microeconomics" is designed for Intermediate Microeconomics courses, covering key topics like game theory, competitive strategy, uncertainty, and pricing analysis. The 9th Edition enhances clarity and engagement with new examples, demonstrating microeconomics' practical applications in decision-making and public policy.
Designed for Intermediate Microeconomics courses, this textbook offers a comprehensive exploration of economic theories and concepts. It emphasizes the application of microeconomic principles to real-world situations, enhancing students' analytical skills. The text integrates various models and frameworks, providing clear explanations and relevant examples to facilitate understanding. Additionally, it includes exercises and case studies that encourage critical thinking and problem-solving, making it a valuable resource for students aiming to deepen their knowledge of microeconomics.
The Study Guide, prepared by Valerie Suslow of the University of Michigan and Jonathan Hamilton of the University of Florida, provides a wide variety review materials and exercises for students. Each chapter contains a list of important concepts, chapter highlights, a concept review, problem sets, and a self-test quiz. Worked out answers and solutions are provided for all exercises, problem sets, and self-test questions.
This well-received book is a market leader in the field of Microeconomics, and demonstrates how microeconomics can be used as a tool for both managerial and public-policy decision making. Clear writing style and graphs compliment the integrated use of current, real world industry examples throughout the book. It emphasizes relevance and application to cover modern topics?such as Game Theory and economics of information?and examples?such as United States v. Microsoft, pricing cellular phone service, and Internet auctions. Coverage of other up-to-date issues includes supply and demand, cost, consumer behavior, individual and market demand, market failure, and the role of government. For individuals with an interest in economics, microeconomic theory, and price theory.
(This is the text alone. Refer to 0079132928, which is this main text plus the disk). First course in Econometrics in Economics Departments at better schools, also Economic/Business Forecasting. Statistics prerequisite but no calculus. Slightly higher level and more comprehensive than Gujarati Basic Econometrics (M-H, 1996) . P-R covers more time series and forecasting. P-R coverage is a notch below Johnston-DiNardo (M-H, 97) and requires no matrix algebra.
A book that provides a treatment of microeconomic theory that stresses the relevance and application to managerial and public policy decision making.
