NicholsonSnyder Edition Comparasion

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Part I: INTRODUCTION. 1. Economic Models. 2. Mathematics for Microeconomics. Part II: CHOICE AND DEMAND. 3. Preferences and Utility. 4. Utility Maximization and Choice. 5. Income and Substitution Effects. 6. Demand Relationships among Goods. Part III: UNCERTAINTY AND STRATEGY. 7. Uncertainty. 8. Game Theory. Part IV: PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY. 9. Production Functions. 10. Cost Functions. 11. Profit Maximization. Part V: COMPETITIVE MARKETS. 12. The Partial Equilibrium Competitive Model. 13. General Equilibrium and Welfare. Part VI: MARKET POWER. 14. Monopoly. 15. Imperfect Competition. Part VII: PRICING IN INPUT MARKETS. 16. Labor Markets. 17. Capital and Time. Part VIII: MARKET FAILURE. 18. Asymmetric Information. 19. Externalities and Public Goods. Expanded sections on implicit function and the chain rule. (Ch. 2). NEW section on the Mathematics of the Indifference Curve. (Ch. 3). Significant re-writing of sections on the comparative statistics of utility-maximizing behavior. (Ch. 5). Significant revision of the Uncertainty chapter, including an extensive new section on Methods for Reducing Uncertainty and Risk (including the flexibility of options). (Ch. 7). Extensive streamlining of the Game Theory chapter, providing a clearer focus on core topics. (Ch. 8). Expanded discussion of the Nature of the Firm. (Ch. 11). New section on the Relationship between profit maximization and cost minimization in Cost Functions. (Ch. 10). Expanded chapter on the general equilibrium models that introduce some elementary vector notation. (Ch. 13).

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Part I: INTRODUCTION.1. Economic Models.2. Mathematics for Microeconomics.Part II: CHOICE ND DEMND.!. Preferences and Utilit".#. Utilit" Ma$imi%ation and Choice.&. Income and '()stit(tion E*ects.+. Demand Relationshi,s amon- .oods.Part III: UNCERTINT/ ND 'TRTE./.0. Uncertaint".1. .ame Theor".Part I2: PRODUCTION ND 'UPP3/.4. Prod(ction 5(nctions.16. Cost 5(nctions.11. Pro7t Ma$imi%ation.Part 2: COMPETITI2E MR8ET'.12. The Partial E9(ili)ri(m Com,etiti:e Model.1!. .eneral E9(ili)ri(m and ;elfare.Part 2I: MR8ET PO;ER.1#. Mono,ol".1&. Im,erfect Com,etition.Part 2II: PRICIN. IN INPUT MR8ET'.1+. 3a)or Mar. 'i-ni7cant re:ision of the Uncertaint" cha,terA incl(din- an e$tensi:e ne@ section on Methods for Red(cin- Uncertaint" and Ris< =incl(din- the Be$i)ilit" of o,tions>. =Ch. 0>. E$tensi:e streamlinin- of the .ame Theor" cha,terA ,ro:idin- a clearer foc(s on core to,ics. =Ch. 1>. E$,anded disc(ssion of the Nat(re of the 5irm. =Ch. 11>. Ne@ section on the Relationshi, )et@een ,ro7t ma$imi%ation and cost minimi%ation in Cost 5(nctions. =Ch. 16>. E$,anded cha,ter on the -eneral e9(ili)ri(m models that introd(ce some elementar" :ector notation. =Ch. 1!>. E$,anded cha,ter on the 3a)or Mar