Study Guide for Microeconomics - Softcover

Krugman, Paul; Wells, Mr Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1464104239 ISBN 13: 9781464104237

Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Prepared by Elizabeth Sawyer-Kelly, University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Study Guide reinforces the topics and key concepts covered in the main Macroeconomics text. For each chapter, the Study Guide is organised as follows: Before You Read the Chapter; After You Read the Chapter; Before You Take the Test; and Answer Key.

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About the Author

PAUL KRUGMAN, recipient of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, is Professor of Economics at Princeton University, USA, where he regularly teaches the principles course. He received his BA from Yale and his PhD from MIT. Prior to his current position, he taught at Yale, Stanford, and MIT. He also spent a year on staff of the Council of Economics Advisors in 1982-1983. His research is mainly in the area of international trade, where he is one of the founders of the 'new trade theory,' which focuses on increasing returns and imperfect competition. He also works in international finance, with a concentration in currency crises. In 1991, Krugman received the American Economic Association's John Bates Clark medal. In addition to his teaching and academic research, Krugman writes extensively for non technical audiences and he is a regular op-ed columnist for the New York Times. ROBIN WELLS was a lecturer and researcher in Economics at Princeton University, USA, where she has taught undergraduate courses. She received her BA from the University of Chicago and her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley; she then did her postdoctoral work at MIT. She has taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Southampton (UK), Stanford, and MIT. Her teaching and research focus on the theory of organizations and incentives. ELIZABETH KELLY teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1464104239
• ISBN 13: 9781464104237
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 792