Takashi Hayashi is Professor in economics at the University of Glasgow. His research fields are decision theory, social choice/implementation theory and general equilibrium theory.He received his Ph.D. (2004) from The University of Rochester. He was Assistant Professor of economics at The University of Texas at Austin (2004-2012).His works include General Equilibrium Foundation of Partial Equilibrium Analysis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) as well as academic papers such as “Smallness of a commodity and partial equilibrium analysis” (Journal of Economic Theory, 2013), “Implementation in partial equilibrium” (Journal of Economic Theory, 2017, co-authored with Michele Lombardi) and “Self-fulfilling regression and statistical discrimination” (International Journal of Economic Theory, 2019).

“A large textbook written by the known economic theorist, covering seemingly all possible sections of modern microeconomics, and it is intended for a wide scope of readers learning and specializing in economics and other social sciences.” (Vladimir Gorbunov, zbMATH 1483.91002, 2022)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Choice objects and choice opportunities.- 3. Preference.- 4. So-called utility function.- 5. Choice and demand.

Takashi Hayashi is Professor in economics at the University of Glasgow. His research fields are decision theory, social choice/implementation theory and general equilibrium theory.He received his Ph.D. (2004) from The University of Rochester. He was Assistant Professor of economics at The University of Texas at Austin (2004-2012).His works include General Equilibrium Foundation of Partial Equilibrium Analysis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) as well as academic papers such as “Smallness of a commodity and partial equilibrium analysis” (Journal of Economic Theory, 2013), “Implementation in partial equilibrium” (Journal of Economic Theory, 2017, co-authored with Michele Lombardi) and “Self-fulfilling regression and statistical discrimination” (International Journal of Economic Theory, 2019).

“A large textbook written by the known economic theorist, covering seemingly all possible sections of modern microeconomics, and it is intended for a wide scope of readers learning and specializing in economics and other social sciences.” (Vladimir Gorbunov, zbMATH 1483.91002, 2022)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Choice objects and choice opportunities.- 3. Preference.- 4. So-called utility function.- 5. Choice and demand.

Takashi Hayashi is Professor in economics at the University of Glasgow. His research fields are decision theory, social choice/implementation theory and general equilibrium theory.He received his Ph.D. (2004) from The University of Rochester. He was Assistant Professor of economics at The University of Texas at Austin (2004-2012).His works include General Equilibrium Foundation of Partial Equilibrium Analysis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) as well as academic papers such as “Smallness of a commodity and partial equilibrium analysis” (Journal of Economic Theory, 2013), “Implementation in partial equilibrium” (Journal of Economic Theory, 2017, co-authored with Michele Lombardi) and “Self-fulfilling regression and statistical discrimination” (International Journal of Economic Theory, 2019).

“A large textbook written by the known economic theorist, covering seemingly all possible sections of modern microeconomics, and it is intended for a wide scope of readers learning and specializing in economics and other social sciences.” (Vladimir Gorbunov, zbMATH 1483.91002, 2022)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Choice objects and choice opportunities.- 3. Preference.- 4. So-called utility function.- 5. Choice and demand.