Este libro ofrece una selección de problemas de microeconomía intermedia un tanto alternativos. Es distinto, por tanto, de la mayoría de las compilaciones de ejercicios que se encuentran habitualmente en el mercado. Lo que diferencia a los que se incluyen en este libro es que para su solución es más importante la comprensión de las intuiciones económicas que la aplicación de ciertas técnicas matemáticas. Al plantearlos, se ha primado crear situaciones verosímiles de las que sea posible extraer alguna conclusión mediante razonamientos económicos, por lo que estos problemas permiten reflexionar sobre los principales conceptos de la microeconomía y aprender a aplicarlos en el "mundo real". El libro se estructura en cuatro capítulos: en los tres primeros se cubren la teoría del consumidor, el intercambio puro y la teoría de la empresa competitiva. En cada uno de ellos se ofrece, en primer lugar, una serie de ejercicios resueltos con mucho detalle para, a continuación, plantear un gran número de otros problemas para practicar. En el último capítulo se incluye una solución más esquemática a estos otros problemas.

This well known text helps students understand the art of model building - what type of model to build, building the appropriate model, testing it statistically, and applying the model to practical problems in forecasting and analysis.

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics Get ready to change the way you think about economics. Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans—predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth—and change the way we think about economics, ourselves, and our world. Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. More importantly, our misbehavior has serious consequences. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments. Coupling recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behavior, Thaler enlightens readers about how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly mystifying world. He reveals how behavioral economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building, to TV game shows, the NFL draft, and businesses like Uber. Laced with antic stories of Thaler’s spirited battles with the bastions of traditional economic thinking, Misbehaving is a singular look into profound human foibles. When economics meets psychology, the implications for individuals, managers, and policy makers are both profound and entertaining. Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

The Third Edition of this text offers a blend of new and old topics, and a review of the implications of international issues on microeconomics topics. It has separate chapters on game theory and financial microeconomics, whilst adding new coverage of production revolution, international economics of scale, and the economics of discrimination.