TY - BOOK AU - O'Sullivan,Arthur AU - Sheffrin,Steven M. TI - Microeconomics: principles and tools SN - 0130358126 AV - HB172 .O8 PY - 2002/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Prentice Hall KW - Microeconomics N1 - A variety of multi-media instructional tools, including a web site, is available to supplement the text; Introduction and key principles: Introduction, What is economics?; Key principles of economics; Markets and government in the global economy; Supply, demand, and market equilibrium -- A closer look at supply and demand: Elasticity, a measure of responsiveness; Market efficiency and government intervention; Consumer choice -- Market structures and pricing: Production and cost; Perfect competition, short run and long run; Monopoly; Entry and monopolistic competition; Oligopoly and strategic behavior; Using market power, price discrimination and advertising; Controlling market power, antitrust policy and deregulation -- Spillovers and information; Imperfect information and disappearing markets; Public goods, taxes, and public choice; Environmental policy -- Labor market and economic challenges: Labor market; Economic challenges, poverty, aging, and health care; International trade and public policy -- Glossary -- ER -