An Introduction to the Economic Theory of Market Behavior

Microeconomics from a Walrasian Perspective

Donald W. Katzner (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

736 Seiten

2006
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84542-510-4 (ISBN)

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In this carefully articulated investigation of the Walrasian general equilibrium model, the author sets forth one perception or explanation of how the microeconomy might operate. The focus is primarily on the behavior of individual consumers, firms and markets under perfectly competitive conditions and on the simultaneous interactions that occur among them. Central to his argument is that all of these elements fit together to form a unified whole for a complete, consistent, and cohesive picture of the perfectly competitive microeconomy.The book provides substantial discussion of the model's methodological background; returns to scale; the transformation surface and the fixed-factor-supply economy; existence, uniqueness, and stability of equilibria; the dynamics of market adjustments; methodological individualism and the theory of price determination; imperfectly competitive markets; welfare economics; and the role of money capital in the operation of the firm. The author suggests that the abandonment of general equilibrium theory by microeconomists is a mistake, and that it is too soon to give up on the possibility of constructing an adequate analysis of uniqueness, global stability, and price determination.

Students and scholars of economics will find much of interest in this thorough exploration of the operation of the microeconomy.

Donald W. Katzner, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US

Contents: Preface Preface to Walrasian Microeconomics 1. Introduction 2. The Theory of Demand: Utility Maximization 3. Topics in Demand Theory 4. Production and Cost 5. Models of the Firm 6. Markets in Isolation 7. Interacting Markets 8. The Fixed-Factor-Supply Economy 9. Dynamics and Equilibrium 10. Methodological Individualism and the Theory of Price Determination 11. Imperfect Competition 12. Economic Welfare 13. Capital 14. The Grand View 15. Some Alternative Assumptions and Methods of Analysis Appendices Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.7.2006
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-84542-510-3 / 1845425103
ISBN-13	978-1-84542-510-4 / 9781845425104
Zustand	Neuware