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| Microeconomics | 
 enlarge | Authors: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells
Publisher: Worth Publishers
Category: Book
Buy New: $64.55
New (36) Used (18) from $64.55
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0716771594
Dewey Decimal Number: 338
EAN: 9780716771593
Publication Date: September 25, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The same unique voice that made Paul Krugman a widely read economist is evident on every page of Microeconomics. The product of the partnership of coauthors Krugman and Robin Wells, the book returns in a new edition. The new edition is informed and informative, solidly grounded in economic fundamentals yet focused on the realities of today’s world and the lives of students. It maintains the signature Krugman/Wells story-driven approach while incorporating organizational changes, new content and features, and new media and supplements.
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first order October 28, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
It took several days until I get it, but the book was clean and I was satisfied.
 "Split," NOT "Excerpt": An Excellent Micro Text September 7, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Samuel Weber's review implies this book is an excerpt; it's not. Microeconomics and macroeconomics are completely different subjects; the courses share only a few introductory chapters (e.g., supply and demand; production possibilities).
Since they're different subjects, in most universities, they're taught by different professors, and students DON'T have the luxury of buying the big "Economics" book and having it last for two courses. I use K/W for micro; I think only one fellow prof uses K/W for macro.
So Mr. Weber's comment is no more true for this book than any other mainstream text.
Some good features of this book:
(1) a separate chapter on decision-making, differentiating discrete from marginal (yes/no from "how much") choice;
(2)choice under uncertainty, including discussion of risk tolerance and insurance;
(3) situations when buyers know more about the product than sellers, or vice versa (issues: "lemons," supervision of workers, warranties);
(4) a chapter on the economics of technology;
(5) interesting stories to start each chapter (such as London's pre-sewer "Great Stink of 1858")
(6) a mainstream focus in spite of Krugman's role as a political/econ
 Probably great, but excerpt from larger book November 20, 2006
17 out of 30 found this review helpful
This is probably a very, very good book. However, it turns out that this is simply one-half of the authors' book "Economics" and, currently, the complete book seems to sell for about the same price as this one piece of it! So, be economical -- buy "Economics" instead.
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