Microeconomics: United States Edition (The Addison-Wesley Series in Economics) - Hardcover

Perloff, Jeffrey M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321160738 ISBN 13: 9780321160737

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

This book integrates real-world “widget-free” examples throughout and uses extended applications to show students that economic theory has practical, problem-solving uses, and that it is not just an empty academic exercise.

Students using Perloff benefit from the author's step-by-step approach to problem solving that demonstrates how microeconomic theory is used to solve economic problems and analyze policy issues.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeffrey Perloff was trained as an economist at the University of Chicago and at MIT. He taught microeconomics at MIT and the Wharton School of Business before moving to the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches today.

Perloff has conducted exhaustive research within economics, and his articles have appeared in esteemed publications, including the International Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and Econometrica. He has also published several works in psychology journals.

In addition to teaching and research, Perloff has served as consultant and advisor to government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0321160738
• ISBN 13: 9780321160737
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 800