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In a unique approach to microeconomic theory, this book constructs (and proposes solutions to) major problems in mathematical programming, the theory of consumer demand, the theory of production, and welfare economics. Readers can thereby derive for themselves many of the major results achieved in m...
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North-Holland Pub. Co. ; Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier/North-Holland,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam : New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1980. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Advanced textbooks in economics ;
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444853257 |
| Summary: |
In a unique approach to microeconomic theory, this book constructs (and proposes solutions to) major problems in mathematical programming, the theory of consumer demand, the theory of production, and welfare economics. Readers can thereby derive for themselves many of the major results achieved in microeconomics. Introductory notes set the scene for each chapter, and the subsequent sets of problems and annotated reading lists guarantee the reader a thorough grounding in microeconomic theory. |
| Item Description: | Based on earlier work by S. Bowles and D. Kendrick. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvii, 320 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780444597731 0444597735 |
| Index Number: | HB171 |
| CLC: | F016 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Notes and Problems in Microeconomic Theory; Copyright Page; Introduction to the Series; Table of Contents; Introduction; Introduction to the Markham edition; Chapter 1. Notes and problems in the theory of mathematical programming; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Goals, reading guide and references; 1.3. Formal statement of the problem; 1.4 The gradient vector and contour diagrams; 1.5. The necessary conditions for a constrained maximum; 1.6 The role of convexity; 1.7. The Lagrangian function; 1.8. Displacement analysis and the interpretation of the Lagrangian multipliers. Chapter 2. Theory of the consumer: introduction2.1. Goals, reading guide and references; 2.2. Notes on utility maximizing; 2.3. Systems of demand equations; 2.4 The implications of utility maximizing for demand systems; Chapter 3. Theory of the consumer: extensions; 3.1. Goals, reading guide and references; Chapter 4. Production theory; 4.1. Goals, reading guide and references; 4.2. Background notes on some recent developments in production function theory; Index. |