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Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach

Hal R. Varian

ISBN #9780393927023

7th Edition

224 Questions

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Summary

Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach is a comprehensive exploration of microeconomic theory that methodically dissects the fundamental principles governing market behavior and decision-making. The book covers essential topics including market equilibrium, consumer preferences, utility analysis, and the derivation of demand and supply, while extending its analysis into production, cost curves, and firm behavior under various market structures. It integrates advanced concepts such as game theory, auctions, and behavioral economics with practical applications to illustrate real-world economic phenomena and policy implications. Overall, the text equips readers with robust analytical tools to understand and evaluate market dynamics, firm strategies, and the impact of government interventions in a modern economic context.

Chapters & Topics Covered

Chapter 1

The Market

Chapter 2

Budget Constraint

Chapter 3

Preferences

Chapter 4

Utility

Chapter 5

Choice

Chapter 6

Demand

Chapter 7

Revealed Preference

Chapter 8

Slutsky Equation

Chapter 9

Buying and Selling

Chapter 10

Intertemporal Choice

Chapter 11

Asset Markets

Chapter 12

Uncertainty

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Chapter 13

Risky Assets

Chapter 14

Consumer’s Surplus

Chapter 15

Market Demand

Chapter 16

Equilibrium

Chapter 17

Auctions

Chapter 18

Technology

Chapter 19

Profit Maximization

Chapter 20

Cost Minimization

Chapter 21

Cost Curves

Chapter 22

Firm Supply

Chapter 23

Industry Supply

Chapter 24

Monopoly

Chapter 25

Monopoly Behavior

Chapter 26

Factor Markets

Chapter 27

Oligopoly

Chapter 28

Game Theory

Chapter 29

Game Applications

Chapter 30

Behavioral Economics

Chapter 31

Exchange

Chapter 32

Production

Chapter 33

Welfare

Chapter 34

Externalities

Chapter 35

Information Technology

Chapter 36

Public Goods

Chapter 37

Asymmetric Information

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Consider a group of people $A, B, C$ and the relation "at least as tall as," as in "A is at least as tall as $\mathrm{B}$." Is this relation transitive? Is it complete?

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Suppose that a consumer is consuming 10 units of a discrete good and the price increases from $\$ 5$ per unit to $\$ 6 .$ However, after the price change the consumer continues to consume 10 units of the discrete good. What is the loss in the consumer's surplus from this price change?

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Suppose that there were 25 people who had a reservation price of $\$ 500$ and the 26 th person had a reservation price of $\$ 200$. What would the demand curve look like?

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Would the assumption that goods are perfect substitutes be valid in a study of intertemporal food purchases?

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