Intermediate microeconomics and its application [printed text] / Walter Nicholson, Author  . -  8th ed. . - Fort Worth, TX : Dryden Press, 2000 . - xxx, 605 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - (The Dryden Press series in economics) .
ISBN : 978-0-03-025916-6

Class number:	338.5
Abstract:	Now available in an eighth edition Intermediate Microeconomics and its Application still offers the most clear and concise introduction to economic analysis of how markets operate. The author's streamlined approach to the material and lively new discussions offer students a textbook that is easy to learn from and interesting to read. Completely updated, the text now features expanded coverage of modern finance theory and new applications dealing with current topics such as Internet Auctions.
Contents note:	Preface; Part I Introduction 1. Economic Models; Appendix to Chapter 1 Part II Demand 2. Utility and Choice; 3. Individual's Demand; 4. Market Demand and Elasticity Part III Production, Costs and Supply 5. Production; 6. Cost; 7. Profit Maximisation and Supply Part IV Models of Market Equilibrium 8. Perfect Competition; 9. Applying the Competitive Model; 10. Monopoly; 11. Imperfect Competition; 12. Strategy and Game Theory Part V Further Topics 13. General Equilibrium; Appendix to Chapter 13; 14. Pricing in Input Markets; Appendix to Chapter 14; 15. Time and Interest Rates; Appendix to Chapter 15; 16. Uncertainty and Information; 17. Externalities and Public Goods Solutions to Odd-numbered Problems; Brief Answers to Microquizzes; Glossary; Name Index; Subject Index.