Principles of Microeconomics

About the Author\nJohn E. Sayre earned a B.S.B.A. at the University of Denver and an M.A. from Boston University. He began teaching principles of economics while in the Peace Corps in Malawi. He came to Vancouver to do Ph.D. studies at Simon Fraser University and ended up teaching at Capilano College for the next 39 years. Now retired from Capilano College, he continues to teach at Simon Fraser University. John is an avid golfer who also enjoys cycling and listening to a wide range of music.\nAlan Morris, though loath to admit it, first worked as an accountant in England, where he became an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and obtained his first degree in 1971 in Manchester, U.K. He subsequently obtained his Master’s degree at Simon Fraser University, B.C., in 1973. He worked on his doctorate at Leicester University, U.K., and returned to work in business in Vancouver, B.C., until his appointment at Capilano College in 1988. He currently resides in North Vancouver with his wife and two sons and is an avid devotee of classical music, mountaineering, soccer, and beer. To his knowledge, he has never been an adviser to the Canadian government.