Microeconomics and Behaviour - Softcover

Edward Cartwright

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077174089 ISBN 13: 9780077174088

Publisher: Mc Graw Hill Education (Uk), 2016

Synopsis

Exploring the relationship between human behaviour and economic analysis, Microeconomics and Behaviour 2nd Edition establishes the fundamentals of intermediate microeconomics in a clear and narrative style and develops economic intuition about the world around us. The text continually encourages the reader to think like an economist through the development of core analytical tools and Economic Naturalist examples. Distinctive Features Economic Naturalist examples: Updated for the new edition, the text uses Economic Naturalist examples to show how economic principles can be used to explain experiences and observations of everyday life. Throughout the text, these examples demonstrate the relevance of economics by enabling the reader to apply economic concepts to everyday situations and also instil an inclination to do so. Why do people not haggle in supermarkets? Why does it pay to be careful with special offers? Business examples: Making content even more relevant for business students, Microeconomics and Behaviour 2nd Edition contains numerous examples that relate to business issues, tackling such questions as: Why is it good that Uber increases prices in crisis situations? Why did mobile phone companies pay too much (or too little) for a 3G licence?

About this title

About the Author:

Edward J. Cartwright is a Reader in Economics at the University of Kent. He received a B.A. in mathematics and economics at the University of Durham, and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Warwick. After spending one year as a postdoctoral student at Universite Paris 1, he began his teaching career at the University of Kent. His research has focused on cooperation and coordination in economic and social behaviour. He is the author of an advanced level textbook, Behavioral Economics.Robert H. Frank is the Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management, a Professor of Economics at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos. For more than a decade, his "Economic View" column appeared monthly in The New York Times. He received his B.S. in mathematics from Georgia Tech, then taught math and science for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Nepal. He holds an M.A. in statistics and a Ph.D. in economics, both from the University of California at Berkeley. His papers have appeared in the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, and other leading professional journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mc Graw Hill Education (Uk)
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0077174089
• ISBN 13: 9780077174088
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2