: Microeconomics (Pearson Series) 9th Edition by Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld
ISBN: 9780136879572
Microeconomics (9th Edition) by Robert Pindyck and Daniel Rubinfeld provides a comprehensive exploration of key microeconomic principles, highlighting their role in decision-making and public policy. This textbook covers essential topics like game theory, competitive strategy, uncertainty, information, and pricing by firms with market power. It shows how microeconomics can serve as a practical tool for both personal and business decision-making, as well as for designing and understanding public policy.
The 9th Edition introduces new coverage, examples, and an improved exposition that is clear, accessible, and engaging. With Microeconomics, readers will gain a deep appreciation for how a modern economy functions.
Table of Contents:
 
Part I: Introduction: Markets and Prices
 
1. Preliminaries
2. The Basics of Supply and Demand
 
Part II: Producers, Consumers, and Competitive Markets
 
3. Consumer Behavior 
4. Individual and Market Demand 
5. Uncertainty and Consumer Behavior 
6. Production 
7. The Cost of Production 
8. Profit Maximization and Competitive Supply 
9. The Analysis of Competitive Markets
 
Part III: Market Structure and Competitive Strategy
 
10. Market Power: Monopoly and Monopsony 
11. Pricing with Market Power 
12. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly 
13. Game Theory and Competitive Strategy 
14. Markets for Factor Inputs 
15. Investment, Time, and Capital Markets
 
Part IV: Information, Market Failure, and the Role of Government
 
16. General Equilibrium and Economic Efficiency 
17. Markets with Asymmetric Information 
18. Externalities and Public Goods 
19. Behavioral Economics
 
Appendices:
 
The Basics of Regression
Answers to Selected Exercises