Microeconomics

by David Besanko and Ronald R. Braeutigam

Book Overview

Besanko and Braeutigam present the concepts and theory of microeconomics in a style that enables the reader to learn and experience it. The authors include numerous fully worked-out problems that provide a step-by-step road map to help them solve numerical problems. In addition, extensive real-world examples are integrated throughout the chapters that show contemporary applications of the theory. Each chapter also opens with an engaging example to draw readers into the material.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470049243
• ISBN13: 9780470049242
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 726 Pages
• Weight: 3.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.3" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Perfect

These guys know what they're doing. Perfect blend of theory, technique, and application. The text flowed smoothly and the math difficulty level (mostly derivatives and partial derivatives) I felt was about right for intermediate econ. Economics is a difficult subject to write a text on, but they handled it well and I know now why my economics professor said it was the best book he had seen.

strongly recommend

I'm an NU student bought this book as a reference . Must say this book has Clear ideas with concise info Besanko did another great job great buy

Industry related, application oriented, no calculus required

I use this book to teach Intermediate Micro (although I can only cover the first 13 chapters in the book). The book is very decent (not perfect, but better than the others that I examined - actually, depends on the type of students, but if you are not in a community college or in a research school, this book is the closest to what it should be). Rigorous, clear, lots of industry related applications (not so for MBA students, though). I found that the Applications in the book are much better understood (and therefore useful) if you write questions about how the Applications are related to the theory. You also have to select which problems at the end of chapters your students should answer, since some of them are too theoretical or irrelevant.

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this book came fast and was exactly what I ordered, thank you!!!!

exceptional

Truly outstanding micro book by two top NWU profs. It has it all, from basic supply/demand equilibrium equations to cournot, bertrand oligopoly competition models to game theory and beyond. The explanations are clear-crystal, including many examples based on recent happenings. Read this 1st and "Economics of Strategy" afterwards (and if you have time and the skills, Carlton & Perloff's Industrial Organization book) and you will be able to master underpinnings of sophisticated industry/business analysis.