Intermediate Microeconomics A Modern Approach 9th By Hal R. Varian
Print ISBN: 9780393689860, 0393689867
eText ISBN: 9780393689914, 0393689913
By: Hal R. Varian
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Edition: 9th
The most modern and authoritative text From Google?s chief economist, Varian?s best-selling intermediate microeconomics texts are revered as some of the best in the field. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.
PREFACE
The success of the first eight editions of Intermediate Microeconomics has
pleased me very much. It has confirmed my belief that the market would
welcome an analytic approach to microeconomics at the undergraduate
level.
My aim in writing the original text was to present a treatment of the
methods of microeconomics that would allow students to apply these tools
on their own and not just passively absorb the predigested cases described
in the text. I have found that the best way to do this is to emphasize
the fundamental conceptual foundations of microeconomics and to provide
concrete examples of their application rather than to attempt to provide
an encyclopedia of terminology and anecdote.
A challenge in pursuing this approach arises from the lack of mathematical
prerequisites for economics courses at many colleges and universities.
The lack of calculus and problem-solving experience in general makes it
difficult to present some of the analytical methods of economics. However,
it is not impossible. One can go a long way with a few simple facts about
linear demand and supply functions, and some elementary algebra. It is
perfectly possible to be analytical without being excessively mathematical.
The distinction is worth emphasizing. An analytical approach to economics
is one that uses rigorous, logical reasoning.
