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Microeconomic Theory Old and New: A Student's Guide

by John M. Gowdy
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9788125042785
  • Binding: Paperback
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  • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd
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  • Pages: 204
  • Original Price: INR 1150.0
  • Language: English
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  • Item Weight: 500 grams
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Microeconomic Theory Old and New has two main goals. The first is to give advanced undergraduate and graduate students an understanding of the core model of economics: Walrasian general equilibrium theory. The text presents in detail the three building blocks of Walrasian theory—establishing Pareto efficiency in a barter economy, establishing the efficiency of competitive markets, and accounting for market failure

The second goal is to present contemporary extensions and emerging alternatives to the Walrasian model. Some of the theoretical inconsistencies in the model are presented, drawing on the work of Samuelson, Boadway, Chipman and Moore, Ng, and Suzumura, among others. The text then presents challenges to the basic assumptions of the Walrasian system, posed by findings in behavioral economics and evolutionary game theory.

Understanding both the Walrasian system and the theoretical and experimental critiques of classical economics is essential to those who ultimately work within the traditional framework and to those looking for an alternative, making this a must read for all students of economics.

  • The text focuses on the intellectual framework of standard economic theory
  • Mathematical techniques relevant to theory are discussed, thus supplementing theory
  • Discussions in the text are also supplemented by diagrams and equations, making them easier to grasp
  • After reading this book, students will have an understanding of how the seemingly disparate pieces of conventional economics fit together as a system

The text then presents challenges to the basic assumptions of the Walrasian system, posed by findings in behavioral economics and evolutionary game theory.

Understanding both the Walrasian system and the theoretical and experimental critiques of classical economics is essential to those who ultimately work within the traditional framework and to those looking for an alternative, making this a must read for all students of economics.

  • The text focuses on the intellectual framework of standard economic theory
  • Mathematical techniques relevant to theory are discussed, this supplementing theory
  • Discussions in the text are also supplemented by diagrams and equations, making them easier to grasp
  • After reading this book, students will have an understanding of how the seemingly disparate pieces of conventional economics fit together as a system.

JOHN M. GOWDY is the Rittenhouse Teaching Professor of Humanities and Social Science in the Department of Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York. He is President of the International Society for Ecological Economics 2010–2011. Gowdy has published nine other books, including Paradise for Sale: A Parable of Nature, co-authored with Carl McDaniel.

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