TY - BOOK AU - O'Sullivan,Arthur AU - Sheffrin,Steven M. AU - Perez,Stephen J. TI - Microeconomics: principles, applications, and tools T2 - The Pearson series in economics SN - 9780134078878 AV - HB172 .O85 2015 U1 - 338.5 23 PY - 2015///?] CY - Boston, Upper Saddle River PB - Pearson KW - Microeconomics KW - Textbooks N1 - Previous edition: 2012; Originally published as: Microeconomics : principles and tools / Arthur O'Sullivan, Steven M. Sheffrin. 1998; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : what is economics? -- The key principles of economics -- Exchange and markets -- Demand, supply, and market equilibrium -- Elasticity : a measure of responsiveness --Market efficiency and government intervention -- Consumer choice : utility theory and insights from neuroscience -- 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 moral hazard -- Public goods and public choice -- External costs and environmental policy -- The labor market and the districution of income -- International trade and public policy ER -