Offers an economist's view of everyday human behavior, and examines surprising situations from everyday life, such as why is movie theater popcorn so expensive, and why do seatbelts cause more accidents

The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life

Business & Money

STEVEN E. LANDSBURG

Economics

Free Press

Witty economists are about as easy to find as anorexic mezzo-sopranos, natty mujahedeen, and cheerful Philadelphians. But Steven E. Landsburg...is one economist who fits the bill. In a wide-ranging, easily digested, unbelievably contrarian survey of everything from why popcorn at movie houses costs so much to why recycling may actually reduce the number of trees on the planet, the University of Rochester professor valiantly turns the discussion of vexing economic questions into an activity that ordinary people might enjoy. 
-- Joe Queenan, The Wall Street Journal 
 The Armchair Economist is a wonderful little book, written by someone for whom English is a first (and beloved) language, and it contains not a single graph or equation...Landsburg presents fascinating concepts in a form easily accessible to noneconomists. 
-- Erik M. Jensen, The Cleveland Plain Dealer 
 ...enormous fun from its opening page...Landsburg has done something extraordinary: He has expounded basic economic principles with wit and verve. 
-- Dan Seligman, Fortune

Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life

Price Theory and Applications STUDY GUIDE. STEVEN E. LANDSBURG AND WILLIAM V. WEBER

Price Theory and Applications (STUDY GUIDE, CONTAINS GRAPHPAC)

William V. Weber

Reference

The Dryden Press

Price Theory Applications

Dryden Pr

Intermediate microeconomics is both fun and intellectually challenging in this new edition, written by the author of The Armchair Economist, the popular trade book that explains basic economics to the general public. The text provides an exceptionally friendly and application-rich presentation, combined with a rigorous and careful development of microeconomic theory. All of the standard topics of intermediate price theory are included, as well as innovative topics such as alternative normative criteria, efficient asset markets, contestable markets, antitrust law, human capital, and the demand for public goods. A unique unifying theme of social welfare is used with little higher-level mathematics.

Price Theory and Applications

Thomson Learning

Macroeconomics

McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions)

By the successful author of "The Armchair Economist" (a popular trade book that explains basic economics to the general public), this book makes intermediate microeconomics fun and intellectually challenging. The writing style provides an exceptionally friendly and application-rich presentation, combined with a rigorous and careful development of microeconomics theory. All of the standard topics of intermediate price theory are included, as well as many innovative topics, such as alternative normative criteria, efficient asset markets, contestable markets, antitrust law, human capital, demand for public goods, and more. A unique unifying theme of social welfare is used throughout. The inclusion of higher-level mathematics is minimal.

Price Theory and Applications (with Economic Applications)

South-Western College Pub.

Price Theory & Applications

Thomson/South-Western

A selection of readings in microeconomics from a variety of perspectives.

Economics 1: Microeconomics Readings

Milton, Friedman

Michael Kinsley

Roger L. Miller

Larry Armstrong

Pearson/Custom Publishing

The Study Guide, prepared by William V. Weber of Eastern Illinois University, contains for each chapter a brief chapter summary, key terms, key ideas corresponding to the sections of the text, completion exercises, true/false questions, multiple choice questions, questions for review, problems, and solutions for all questions and problems. In addition, two readings are included - The Problem of Social Cost, by Coase, and The Use of Knowledge in Society, by Hayek, - and artwork from the text is reproduced with space provided for note-taking during classroom discussion.

Study Guide for Price Theory and Applications

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