Microeconomics

Edited by the late Robert E. Kuenne, formerly Professor of Economics, Princeton University, US

• Volume I: CONTENTSGeneral IntroductionIntroductionPart I: The Methodology of Microeconomic TheoryThe Structure of Economic Theory1. Herber A Simon (1959), 'Theories of Decision-Making in Economics and Behavioral Science'2. Ernest Nagel (1963), 'Assumptions in Economic Theory'3. Donald N. McCloskey (1983), 'The Rhetoric of Economics'The Analytical Use of Microeconomic Models4. Paul A. Samuelson (1941), 'The Stability of Equilibrium'5. Eugene Silberg (1974), ' A Revision of Comparative Statics Methodology in Economics'6. G.C. Archibald (1965), 'The Qualitative Content of Maximizing Models'Part II: Consumer Decision MakingNewer Developments Within the Neoclassical Framework7. Gary S. Becker (1965), 'A Theory of the Allocation of Time'8. Harvey Leibenstein (1950), 'Bandwagon, Snob, and Veblen Effects in the Theory of Consumers' Demand'Part III: Production and Cost FunctionsAnalytical Fittings to Empirical Forms9. A.A. Walters (1963), 'Production and Cost Functions: An Econometric Survey'Part IV: The Pricing of Factor ServicesFirms and Industry Behavior10. Gary S. Becker (1962), 'Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis'11. Michael Spence (1973), 'Job Market Signalling'12. Joseph E. Stiglitz (1974), 'Alternative Theories of Wage Determination and Unemployment in LDC's: The Labor Turnover Model'13. Harold Hotelling (1931), 'The Economics of Exhaustible Resources'14. Anthony Scott (1955), 'The Fishery: The Objectives of Sole Ownership'15. William D. Nordhaus (1973), 'World Dynamics: Measurement without Data'Volume II: ContentsGeneral IntroductionIntroductionPart I: The Firms's Price Strategies in Alternative Market StructuresPerfect Competition1. Paul R. Milgrom and Robert J. Weber (1982), 'A Theory of Auctions and Competitive Bidding'2. George J. Stigler (1957), 'Perfect Competition, Historically Contemplated'Monopolistic Competition3. Dennis R. Capozza and Robert Van Order (1978), 'A Generalized Model of Spatial Competition'Oligopoly4. Andrew Schotter and Gerhard Schwödiauer (1980), 'Economics and the Theory of Games: A Survey'5. Timothy F. Bresnahan (1981), 'Duopoly Models With Consistent Conjectures'6. Robert E. Kuenne (1980), 'Duopoly Reaction Functions Under Crippled Optimization Regimes'Part II: The Firm's Non-Price Competitive StrategiesAdvertising, Marketing and Promotion7. William S. Comanor and Thomas A. Wilson (1979), 'The Effect of Advertising on Competition: A Survey'Product Differentiation8. Avinash K. Dixit and Joseph E. Stiglitz (1977), 'Monopolistic Competition and Optimum Product Diversity'9. Michael Spence (1976), 'Product Selection, Fixed Costs, and Monopolistic Competition'Product Quality and Innovation10. Martin I Kamien and Nancy L. Schwartz (1975), 'Market Structure and Innovation: A Survey'Spatial Location11. B. Curtis Eaton and Richard G. Lipsey (1975), 'The Principle of Minimum Differentiation Reconsidered: Some New Developments in the Theory of Spatial Competition.Part III: Information FlowsImplications for the Behaviour of Firms and Markets12. Jack Hirschleifer and John G. Riley (1979), 'The Analytics of Uncertainty and Information—An Expository Survey'13. Michael Rothschild (1973), 'Models of Market Organization With Imperfect Information: A Survey'Part IV: UncertaintyImplications for the Behaviour of Agents and Markets14. John W. Pratt (1964), 'Risk Aversion in the Small and in the Large'15. Stephen A. Ross (1973), 'The Economic Theory of Agency: The Principal's Problem'16. Kenneth J. Arrow (1963), 'Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care'Part V: Market Adjustment MechanismsCobweb Adjustments17. Kenneth J. Arrow and William M. Capron (1959), 'Dynamic Shortages and Price Rises: The Engineer-Scientist Case'Volume IIIGeneral IntroductionIntroductionPart I: Market Interaction: General Microeconomic Equilibrium TheoryMeasuring the Efficiency of the Perfectly Competitive Market Economy1. Armen A. Alchian (1953), 'The Meaning of Utility Measurements'2. Robert D. Willig (1976), 'Consumer Surplus Without Apology'3. Arnold C. Harberger (1954), 'Monopoly and Resource Allocation'4. Keith Cowling and Dennis C. Mueller (1978), 'The Social Costs of Monopoly Power'Social Welfare and Distributive Equity5. Nicholas Kaldor (1939), 'Welfare Propositions of Economics and Interpersonal Comparisons of Utility'6. Tibor de Scitovsky (1942), 'A Note on Welfare Propositions in Economics'7. Kenneth J. Arrow (1950), 'A Difficulty in the Concept of Social Welfare'8. Carl Christian von Weizäcker (1973), 'Modern Capital Theory and the Concept of Exploitation'Existence and Uniqueness of Static General Equilibrium9. Abraham Wald (1951), 'On Some Systems of Equations of Mathematical Economics'10. Kenneth J. Arrow and Gerard Debreu (1954), 'Existence of an Equilibrium for a Competitive Economy'Stability of General Equilibria and Systems11. Kenneth J. Arrow and Leonoid Hrwicz (1958), 'On the Stability of the Competitive Equilibrium'Intertemporal General Equilibrium 12. John von Neumann (1945-46), 'A Model of General Economic Equilibrium'Part II: Market Differences and the Role of GovernmentExternalities and Property Rights13. Garret Hardin (1968), 'The Tragedy of the Commons'14. Harold Demsetz (1967), 'Toward a Theory of Property Rights'15. Steven N.S. Cheung (1973), 'The Fable of the Bees: An Economic Investigation'16. Bruce M. Johnson (1964), 'On the Economics of Road Congestion'Declining Average Costs17. Aubrey Silbertson (1972), 'Economies of Scale in Theory and Practice'Public Goods and Public Choice18. Paul A. Samuelson (1954), 'The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure'19. James M. Buchanan (1965), 'An Economic Theory of Clubs'Government Regulation20. Richard A. Posner (1974), 'Theories of Economic Regulation'21. Harvery Averch and Leland L. Johnson (1962), 'Behavior of the Firm Under Regulatory Constraint'The Social Discount Rate22. Kenneth J. Arrow and Robert C. Lind (1970), 'Uncertainty and the Evaluation of Public Investment Decisions'Name Index