Andreu Mas-Colell is a leading figure in economics, whose work spans from abstract general equilibrium theory to the structure of financial markets and pricing policy for public firms. His influential publications, including seminal works on general economic equilibrium and microeconomic theory, have profoundly shaped the field. Mas-Colell's contributions lie in his ability to connect theoretical rigor with practical economic applications. His extensive academic career and scholarly standing underscore his significance to contemporary economic thought.
Andreu Mas-Colell revolutionized our understanding of competitive markets, price formation, and the behavior of market participants. This volume presents the papers that solidified his standing as one of the preeminent economic theorists of our time. It also is invaluable for anyone wishing to study the craft of a master of economic modeling.
This is a comprehensive textbook covering all of the topics taught in the graduate-level, two-semester course in microeconomic theory required of all graduate students in economics. It combines the results of the authors' experience of teaching microeconomics at Harvard and has been fully classroom tested.
Andreu Mas-Colell has been doing pioneering work using differential topology in the analysis of general equilibrium. This work is regarded as outstanding and one of the major contributions to the development of rigorous economic theory in the last twenty years. The articles he has written have been difficult and technically demanding. In this book he brings this work together to show its scope and its power. He presents the analysis in a way which makes it accessible to the broader range of economic theorists and advanced students. This book has been long awaited as a seminal contribution to the subject.