TY - BOOK AU - O'Sullivan,Arthur AU - Sheffrin,Steven M AU - Perez,Stephen J TI - Microeconomics: Principles, applications, and tools SN - 9780136094050 AV - HB172 .O85 2010 U1 - 338.5 OSU 22 PY - 2009///, c2010 CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Pearson KW - Microeconomics N1 - Previous ed. has title: Microeconomics; Introduction: what is economics? -- Key principles of economics -- Exchange and markets -- Demand, supply, and market equilibrium -- Elasticity : a measure of responsiveness -- Market efficiency and government intervention -- Consumer choice with utility theory -- Production technology and cost -- Perfect competition -- Monopoly and price discrimination -- Market entry and monopolistic competition -- Oligopoly and strategic behavior -- Controlling market power : antitrust and regulation -- Imperfect information: adverse selection and moral hazard -- Public goods and public choice -- External costs and environmental policy -- The labor market, income, and poverty -- Unions, monopsony, and imperfect information -- International trade and public policy ER -