Economics of Farm Management in A Global Setting

ISBN13: 9780470592434 ｜560pages｜Hardcover｜©2011｜NT$1350

Author
Kent Olson, University of Minnesota

Description 
Agricultural economics students require the right blend of tools and knowledge to become future farm managers. Olson's Economics of Farm Management in a Global Setting focuses on running a farm as a business. This text prepares students in strategic and operational business planning while covering all essential topics from long-term financing to biofuels. In today’s world where successful farms are subject to ever changing urban, rural, labor, demographics, and technological factors, Olson’s text provides a clear focus and methodology for undergraduate Farm Management students.

Table of Contents
Ch 1 Managing the Farm in an Integrated World Economy
Ch 2 Management
Ch 3 Business Plans
Ch 4 Lessons from Microeconomics
Ch 5 Lessons from Macroeconomics
Ch 6 Government Policies Affecting Farming around the World
Ch 7 Strategic Management: Planning
Ch 8 Strategic Management: External and Internal Analysis
Ch 9 Crafting Strategy
Ch 10 Strategy Execution and Control
Ch 11 Marketing Basics
Ch 12 Financial Statements
Ch13 Financial Analysis
Ch14 Financial Management
Ch15 Enterprise Budgets: Uses and Development
Ch16 Partial Budgets
Ch17 Whole-Farm Planning
Ch18 Operations Management for the Farm
Ch19 Quality Management and Control
Ch20 Investment Analysis
Ch21 Land Ownership and Use
Ch22 Risk Management
Ch23 Production Contract Evaluation
Ch24 Human Resource Management
Ch25 Business Organization
Ch26 Farm Transfer and Succession Planning
Ch27 Farming in the Future

Contemporary Industrial Organization: A Quantitative Approach 1/e

ISBN13: 9780470591802 ｜558pages｜Hardcover｜©2011｜NT$1200

Author
Lynne Pepall, University of Tufts
Dan Richards, University of Tufts
George Norman, University of Tufts 

Description 
The author team behind the bestselling text, Industrial Organization, has written a brand new, calculus-based text designed to prepare students for a complete analysis of all facets of industrial organization. Contemporary Industrial Organization enhances students' understanding of the strategic behavior of firms, the structure of markets, and imperfect competition using calculus, game theory, econometrics, and practical examples and applications. This text’s unique presentation and blend of quantitative and qualitative tools assumes familiarity with intermediate microeconomics with calculus and econometrics.

Table of Contents
Part I: Microeconomic Foundations
Ch 1 Industrial Organization and Imperfect Competition: What, How, and Why?
Ch 2 Basic Microeconomics
Ch 3 Technology and Cost Relationships
Ch 4 Market Structure and Market Power
Part II: Price And Nonprice Tactics For Firms With Market Power
Ch 5 Price Discrimination and Monopoly
Ch 6 Price Discrimination, Product Variety, Bundling & Tying
Part III: Oligopoly And Strategic Interaction
Ch7 Static Games and Quantity versus Price Competition
Ch 8 Dynamic Games and First and Second Movers
Ch 9 Entry Deterrence and Predation
Ch 10 Price Fixing and Repeated Games
Part IV: Contractual Relationships Between Firms
Ch 11 Horizontal Mergers
Ch 12 Vertical and Conglomerate Mergers
Ch 13 Vertical Restraints
Part V: Topics In Nonprice Competition: Advertising And Researchand Development
Ch 14 Advertising, Market Power, and Information
Ch 15 ResearChand Development
Ch 16 Patents and Patent Policy
Part VI: Special Topics: Networks And Strategic Trade Policy
Ch 17 Network Markets
Ch 18 Strategic Commitments: Confronting Potential Entrants and International Rivalry

Urban Economics and Real Estate : Theory and Policy

ISBN13: 9780470591482 ｜560pages｜Hardcover｜©2011｜NT$1200

Author
John F. McDonald, University of Roosevelt, Chicago
Daniel P. McMillen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Description 
This Second Edition arms real estate professionals with a comprehensive approach to the economic factors that both define and affect modern urban areas. The text considers the economics of cities as a whole, instead of separating them. Emphasis is placed on economic theory and empirical studies that are based in economic theory. The book also explores the policy lessons that can be drawn from the use of economics to understand urban areas. Real estate professionals will find new coverage of urban areas around the world to provide a global perspective.

Table of Contents
Part I: Economics and Urban Areas
Ch 1 Introduction to Urban Economics.
Ch 2 Schools of Thought in Urban Economics.
Ch 3 Location Decisions, Agglomeration Economies,
and the Origins of Cities.
Ch 4 The Economic Functions of Cities.
Part II: Location Patterns in Urban Areas
Ch 5 Introduction to Urban Location Patterns
Ch 6 Using the Monocentric City Model.
Ch 7 Empirical Testing of the Moncentric City Model.
Part III: Urban Housing and Real Estate
Ch 8 Housing in Urban Areas.
Ch 9 Housing Policy in the United States.
Ch 10 Real Estate Law and Institutions.
Ch 11 Real Estate Markets.
Ch 12 Real Estate Development and Investment.
Part IV: Government in Urban Areas
Ch 13 The Public Sector in Urban Areas.
Ch 14 Urban Transportation.
Part V: Urban Social Problems
Ch 15 An Overview of Urban Social Problems.
Ch 16 Urban Poverty and Its Spatial Concentration.
Ch 17 Crime in Urban Areas.
Ch 18 Education, Labor Markets, and Migration.
Part VI: Urban Growth
Ch 19 Models of Metropolitan Economic Growth.
Ch 20 Agglomeration Economies, Technical Change,
and Urban Growth.
Ch 21 Economic Development Policies for Urban Areas.

Economics and the Environment 6/e

ISBN13: 9780470561096 ｜528pages｜paperback｜©2011｜NT$1250

Author
Eban S. Goodstein, Bard Center for Environmental Policy; The National Teach-In

Description 
Economics and the Environment 6th Edition, provides a rigorous and comprehensive presentation of the "standard analysis," including the property-rights basis of environmental problems, efficient pollution control, benefit-estimation procedures, and incentive based procedures. This text examines a broad range of topics in environmental and natural resource economics. It presents in-depth treatment of important issues at the cutting edge of environmental policy debates. The focus is on equipping readers with the tools necessary to analyse current environmental issues as an economist would. Broader topics such as the ethical foundations of environmental economics, an introduction to ecological economics, a safety-based approach to controlling pollution, the economic critique of growth, the potential for government failure, the promotion of "clean technology," and opportunities for sustainable development in poor countries are all covered throughout the text.

Table of Contents
Ch 1 Four Economic Questions about Global Warming
Part I: How Much Pollution Is Too Much?
Ch 2 Ethics and Economics
Ch 3 Pollution and Resource Degradation as Externalities
Ch 4 The Efficiency Standard
Ch 5 The Safety Standard
Ch 6 Sustainability: A Neoclassical View
Ch 7 Sustainability: An Ecological View
Ch 8 Measuring the Benefits of Environmental Protection
Ch 9 Measuring the Costs of Environmental Protection
Ch 10 Benefit–Cost in Practice
Ch 11 Is More Really Better? Consumption and Welfare
Part II: Is Government Up To The Job?
Ch 12 The Political Economy of Environmental Regulation
Ch 13 An Overview of Environmental Legislation
Ch 14 The Regulatory Record: Achievements and Obstacles
Ch 15 Monitoring and Enforcement
Part III: How Can We Do Better?
Ch 16 Incentive-Based Regulation: Theory
Ch 17 Incentive-Based Regulation: Practice
Ch 18 Promoting Clean Technology: Theory
Ch 19 Energy Policy and the Environment
Part IV: Can We Resolve Global Issues?
Ch 20 Poverty, Population, and the Environment
Ch 21 Environmental Policy in Poor Countries
Ch 22 The Economics of Global Agreements

Labor Economics 1/e

ISBN13: 9780393979527 ｜899pages｜Hardcover｜©2011｜NT$1350

Author
Derek Laing, University of Syracuse

Description 
Topics that are considered “classic” include discrimination, unionization, unemployment, migration and immigration, and education. Topics that are considered “the new labor” include job design, incentives, careers, job search, incomplete contracts, and job creation and destruction.
In addition to the physical text, which contains 25 chapters, there are another 10 chapters available on StudySpace, the free student website. All of this material, as well as mathematical appendices, allow instructors to teach precisely the type of course that they want to, with as much, or as little, math as they want.
Labor Economics gives instructors the opportunity to teach an intensive problem-solving course, with three Worked Problems per chapter and numerous end-of-chapter problems. And, the text uses leading-edge pedagogy—including Learning Objectives, Take-Home Messages, and Tip Boxes.

Table of Contents
Ch 1 Introduction
Ch 2 The U.S. Labor Market
Part I: Foundations
Ch 3 Short-Run Demand
Ch 4 The Supply of Labor
Ch 5 Human Capital
Ch 6 On-the-Job Training
Ch 7 Competitive Equilibrium
Part II: Applications and Extensions
Ch 8 The Minimum Wage
Ch 9 Policy Application: The War on Poverty
Ch 10 Death and Injury in the U.S. Workplace
Ch 11 Discrimination 1: Theory
Ch 12 Discrimination 2: Evidence and Policy
Part III: The Employment Relation
Ch 13 The Hiring Process
Ch 14 Incentives
Ch 15 Tasks, Technologies, and Organizational Design
Ch 16 Careers and Employment Relation
Ch 17 Executive Pay
Ch 18 Trade Unions 1: Density, Goals and Impact
Part IV: The Aggregate Labor Market
Ch 19 Earning 1: The Wage Structure
Ch 20 Labor Mobility I: Migration
Ch 21 Labor Mobility II: Immigration and Outsourcing
Ch 22 Unemployment I: Contractual Frictions

Financial Economics 1/e

ISBN13: 9780470596203 ｜652pages｜Hardcover｜©2012｜NT$1500

Author
James M. Reeve - University of Tennessee
Carl S. Warren - University of Georgia
Jonathan Duchac - University of Wake Forest 

Description 
Financial Economics has quickly established itself as a strong and growing market. Introduction to Financial Economics by Frank Fabozzi, Ted Neave, and Gaofu Zhou presents an introduction to basic financial ideas through a strong grounding in microeconomic theory. This calculus based text explores the theoretical framework for analyzing the decisions by individuals and managers of firms, and area which is common to both the financial economics and microeconomics. It also explores the interplay of these decisions on the prices of financial assets.

Table of Contents
Ch 1 Introduction
Part I: Finance In A Certainty World With A Perfect Capital Market
Ch 2 Consumer Financial Decisions
Ch 3 Creating Wealth by Investing in Productive Opportunities
Ch 4 How Investors Value Firms
Ch 5 Firm Financing Decisions in a Perfect Capital Market
Ch 6 Firm Investment Decisions
PART II: Financial System
Ch 7 Financial Systems, Governance, and Organization
Ch 8 Market, Intermediary, and Internal Governance
Part III: Tools For Coping With Risk
Ch 9 The Microeconomic Foundations of Financial Economics
Ch 10 Contingent Claims and Contingency Strategies
Ch 11 Risk and Risk Management
Ch 12 On Choosing Risk Measures
Part IV: Selection And Pricing Of Risky Assets
Ch 13 Mean-Variance Portfolio Choice
Ch 14 Capital Asset Pricing Model
Ch 15 The APTand Factor Models
Ch 16 General Principles of Asset Pricing
Ch 17 Pricing Corporate Securities
Part V: Derivative Instruments
Ch 18 Pricing Derivatives by Arbitrage: Linear Payoff Derivatives
Ch 19 Pricing Derivatives by Arbitrage: Nonlinear Payoff Derivatives
Part VI: Capital Market Imperfections And The Limits To Arbitrage
Ch 20 Capital Market Imperfections and Financial Decision Criteria
Ch 21 Impediments to Arbitrage
Part VII: Capital Structure Decisions In Imperfect Capital Markets
Ch 22 When Capital Structure Decisions Matter
Ch 23 Financing Decisions in Practice
Ch 24 Financial Contracting and Deal Terms
Part VIII: INCORPORATING RISK IN CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISIONS
Ch 25 Capital Expenditure Plans in a Risky World
Ch 26 Evaluating Project Risk in Capital Budgeting

Time Series Analysis and Forecasting by Example

ISBN13: 9789814272933 ｜452pages｜Paperback｜©2010｜NT$1050

Author
J. Malcolm Dowling, University of Hawii
Ma. Rebecca Valenzuela, University of Monash

Description 
Economic Development in Asia, 2e provides the reader with an in-depth theoretical and empirical analysis of current economic trends and policy issues in the countries that comprise developing Asia a vast region extending from the Indian subcontinent to China and Japan.
Each chapter begins with a theoretical foundation that provides the basis for a detailed discussion of major micro- and macroeconomic developments and policy issues in these Asian developing countries. Country and regional examples, along with summaries of empirical studies, are introduced to illustrate different points of view regarding the development experience.

Table of Contents
Ch 1 Introduction and Overview
Ch 2 Growth and the Asia Expericence
Ch 3 The Asia Crisis and Recent Development
Ch 4 Agriculture
Ch 5 Industrialization and Structural Change
Ch 6 International Trade and Investment
Ch 7 Saving and the Financial System
Ch 8 Population
Ch 9 Poverty and Income Distribution
Ch 10 Human Resource Development: A Focus on Education and Health
Ch 11 Globalization and the New Economy
Ch 12 The Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia
Ch 13 The Political Economy of Development in Asia

Applied Econometrics - A Modern Approach 2/e

ISBN13: 9780230271821 ｜512pages｜Paperback｜©2011｜NT$1150

Author
Dimitrios Asteriou, the Department of Economics, City University, UK.
Stephen G. Hall, University of Leicester

Description 
'Applied Econometrics' takes an intuitive, hands-on approach to presenting modern econometrics. Wide-ranging yet compact, the book features extensive software integration and contains empirical applications throughout. It provides step-by-step guidelines for all econometric tests and methods of estimation, and also provides interpretations of the results.
The second edition of this popular book features expanded topical coverage, more coverage of fundamental concepts for students new to the subject or requiring a 'refresher', integrated finance applications throughout, as well as the addition of Stata to the software coverage (already featuring EViews and Microfit).

Table of Contents
Part I: Statistical Background And Basic Data Handling
Ch 1 Fundamental Concepts
Ch 2 The Structure of Economic Dataand Basic Data Handling
Part II: The Classical Linear Regression Model
Ch 3 Simple regression
Ch 4 Multiple regression
Part III: Violating The Assumptions Of The Clrm
Ch 5 Multicollinearity
Ch 6 Heteroskedasticity
Ch 7 Autocorrelation
Ch 8 Misspecification
Part IV: Topics In Econometrics
Ch 9 Dummy Variables
Ch 10 Dynamic Econometric Models
Ch 11 Simultaneous Equation Models
Ch 12 Limited Dependent Variable Regression Models
Part V: Time Series Econometrics
Ch 13 ARIMA Models and the Box–Jenkins Methodology
Ch 14 Modelling the Variance: ARCH–GARCH models
Ch 15 Vector Autoregressive(VAR) Models and Causality Tests
Ch 16 Non-stationarity and Unit Root Tests
Ch 17 Cointegration and Error-correction Models
Ch 18 Identification in Standard and Cointegrated Systems
Ch 19 Solving models
Part VI: Panel Data Econometrics
Ch 20 Traditional Panel Data Models
Ch 21 Dynamic Heterogeneous Panels
Ch 22 Non-stationary Panels
Part VII: Using Econometric Software
Ch 23 Practicalities of using EViews, Microfit and STATA

Fundamentals of Applied Econometrics

ISBN13: 9780470591826 ｜736pages｜Hardcover｜©2011｜NT$1350

Author
Richard A. Ashley, Economics Department Virginia Tech

Description 
Fundamentals of Applied Econometrics is designed for an applied, undergraduate econometrics course providing students with an understanding of the most fundamental econometric ideas and tools. The texts serves both the student whose interest is in understanding how one can use sample data to illuminate economic theory and the student who wants and needs a solid intellectual foundation on which to build practical experiential expertise. Starting with a unique Statistics review to start the book, students will learn by doing. Ashley provides students with integrated, hands-on exercises, and the text is supplemented with Active Learning Exercises.

Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction and Statistics Review
Ch 1 Introduction
Ch 2 A Review of Probability Theory
Ch 3 Estimating the Mean of a Normally Distributed
Random Variable
Ch 4 Statistical Inference on the Mean of a Normally
Distributed Random Variable
Part II: Regression Analysis
Ch 5 The Bivariate Regression Model: Introduction,
Assumptions, and Parameter Estimates
Ch 6 The Bivariate Linear Regression Model
Ch 7 The Bivariate Linear Regression Model: Inference on β
Ch 8 The Bivariate Regression Model: R2 and Prediction
Ch 9 The Multiple Regression Model
Ch 10 Diagnostically Checking and Respecifying the Multiple Regression Model
Ch 11 Stochastic Regressors and Endogeneity
Ch 12 Instrumental Variables Estimation
Ch 13 Diagnostically Checking and Respecifying the Multiple Regression Model
Ch 14 Diagnostically Checking and Respecifying the Multiple Regression Model
Part III: Additional Topics in Regression Analysis
Ch 15 Regression Modeling with Panel Data (Part A)
Ch 16 Regression Modeling with Panel Data (Part B)
Ch 17 A Concise Introduction to Time-Series Analysis and Forecasting (Part A)
Ch 18 A Concise Introduction to Time-Series Analysis and Forecasting (Part B)
Ch 19 Parameter Estimation Beyond Curve-Fitting
Ch 20 Concluding Comments

Microeconomics: A Modern Approach

ISBN13: 9780324588576｜768 pages｜Paperback｜©2009｜NT$1180
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Author
Andrew Schotter, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Description
Professor Schotter believes the future of microeconomics will be heavily connected with the use of experimental tools. And with the exciting new MICROECONOMICS: A MODERN APPROACH, International Edition your students will be well prepared. Applying intermediate economics to everyday life, this innovative first edition is built on an experimental economics framework that emphasizes game theory, strategic analysis, and organization of the firm. Each chapter and section builds on a unifying theme of how economic institutions develop to solve problems that arise in a society. Concepts are presented within the context of a society that starts out in a primitive state of nature and gradually develops the characteristics and institutions of a modern economy. The text also nurtures critical-thinking skills by presenting theories as well as their deficiencies. Illustrating various points of view, MICROECONOMICS: A MODERN APPROACH, International Edition encourages students not to just study theory, but to apply their knowledge to real-world issues.

Table of Contents
Section 1: INTRODUCTION.
1. Economics and Institutions: A Shift of Emphasis.
Section 2: PREFERENCES, UTILITIES, DEMAND, AND UNCERTAINTY.
2. Consumers and Their Preferences.
3. Utilities--Indifference Curves.
4. Demand and Behavior in Markets.
5. Some Applications of Consumer, Demand, and Welfare Analysis.
6. Uncertainty and the Emergence of Insurance.
7. Uncertainty--Applications and Criticisms.
Section 3: PRODUCTION AND COST.
8. The Discovery of Production and Its Technology.
9. Cost and Choice.
10. Cost Curves.
Section 4: DECISIONS AND GAMES.
11. Game Theory and the Tools of Strategic Business Analysis.
12. Decision Making Over Time.
13. The Internal Organization of the Firm.
Section 5: MARKETS.
14. Perfectly Competitive Markets: Short Run Analysis.
15. Competitive Markets in the Long Run.
16. Market Institutions and Auctions.
17. The Age of Entrepreneurship: Monopoly.
18. Natural Monopoly and the Economics of Regulation.
19. The World of Oligopoly: Preliminaries to Successful Entry.
20. Market Entry and the Emergency of Perfect Competition.
Section 6: EXCHANGE AND GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM.
21. The Problem of Exchange.
22. General Equilibrium and the Origins of the Free-Market and Interventionist Ideologies.
Section 7: BREAKDOWNS AND MARKET FAILURE.
23. Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection: Informational Market Failures.
24. Externalities: The Free Market--Interventionist Battle Continues.
Section 8: INPUT MARKETS AND THE ORIGINS OF CLASS STRUGGLE.
25. Public Goods, the Consequences of Strategic Voting Behavior, and the Role of Government.
26. Input Markets and the Origins of Class Conflict.

Economics, 18e

ISBN13: 9780070091917｜832 pages｜Paperback｜©2009｜NT$1100
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Author
Campbell R. McConnell, University of Nebraska
Stanley L. Brue, Pacific Lutberan University
Sean Flynn

Description
McConnell and Brue's Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies is the leading Principles of Economics textbook. It continues to be innovative while teaching students in a clear, unbiased way. The 18th Edition builds upon the tradition of leadership by sticking to 3 main goals: help the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and the policy alternatives; help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic matters; and promote a lasting student interest in economics and the economy

Table of Contents
Part1 Introduction to Economics and the Economy
1. Limits, Alternatives, and Choices (+ Appendix)
2. The Market System and the Circular Flow
3. Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium (+ Appendix)
4. The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors
5. The United States in the Global Economy
Part2 Microeconomics of Product Markets
6. Elasticity, Consumer Surplus, and Producer Surplus
7. Consumer Behavior (+ Appendix)
8. The Costs of Production
9. Pure Competition
10. Pure Monopoly
11. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly (+ Appendix)
11W: Technology, R&D, and Efficiency
Part3 Microeconomics of Resource Markets
12. The Demand for Resources
13. Wage Determination (+ Appendix)
14. Rent, Interest, and Profit
15. Natural Resource and Energy Economics
Part4 Microeconomics of Government
16. Government and Market Failure
17. Public Choice Theory and the Economics of Taxation
Part5 Microeconomic Issues and Policies
18. Antitrust Policy and Regulation
19. Agriculture: Economics and Policy
20. Income Inequality, Discrimination, and Poverty
21. Health Care
22. Immigration
Part6 GDP, Growth, and Instability
23. Introduction to Macroeconomics
24. Measuring Domestic Output and National Income
25. Economic Growth
26. Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation
Part7 Macroeconomic Models and Fiscal Policy
27. Basic Macroeconomic Relationships
28. The Aggregate Expenditures Model
29. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply (+ Appendix)
30. Fiscal Policy, Deficits, and Debt
Part8 Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy
31. Money and Banking
32. Money Creation
33. Interest Rates and Monetary Policy
34. Financial Economics
Part9 Extensions and Issues
35. Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply
36. Current Issues in Macro Theory and Policy
Part10 International Economics
37. International Trade
38. Exchange Rates, Balance of Payments, and Trade Deficits
38. Web Supplement: Previous International Exchange-Rate Systems
38w. The Economics of Developing Countries

The Economics of Growth

ISBN13: 978-0-262-01263-8｜512 pages｜ Hardcover｜©2009｜NT$1350

Author
Philippe Aghion, Harvard University
Peter Howitt, Brown University

Description
This comprehensive introduction to economic growth presents the main facts and puzzles about growth, proposes simple methods and models needed to explain these facts, acquaints the reader with the most recent theoretical and empirical developments, and provides tools with which to analyze policy design. The treatment of growth theory is fully accessible to students with a background no more advanced than elementary calculus and probability theory; the reader need not master all the subtleties of dynamic programming and stochastic processes to learn what is essential about such issues as cross-country convergence, the effects of financial development on growth, and the consequences of globalization. The book, which grew out of courses taught by the authors at Harvard and Brown universities, can be used both by advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference for professional economists in government or international financial organizations.

The Economics of Growth first presents the main growth paradigms: the neoclassical model, the AK model, Romer's product variety model, and the Schumpeterian model. The text then builds on the main paradigms to shed light on the dynamic process of growth and development, discussing such topics as club convergence, directed technical change, the transition from Malthusian stagnation to sustained growth, general purpose technologies, and the recent debate over institutions versus human capital as the primary factor in cross-country income differences. Finally, the book focuses on growth policies—analyzing the effects of liberalizing market competition and entry, education policy, trade liberalization, environmental and resource constraints, and stabilization policy—and the methodology of growth policy design.

All chapters include literature reviews and problem sets. An appendix covers basic concepts of econometrics.

Table of Contents
PART I: BASIC PARADIGMS OF GROWTH THEORY
1. Neoclassical Growth Theory
2. The AK Model
3. Product Variety
4. The Schumpeterian Model
5. Capital, Innovation, and Growth Accounting
PART II: UNDERSTANDING THE GROWTH PROCESS
6. Finance and Growth
7. Technology Transfer and Cross-Country Convergence
8. Market Size and Directed Technical Change
9. General-Purpose Technologies
10.Stages of Growth
11.Institutions and Nonconvergence Traps
PART III: GROWTH POLICY
12.Fostering Competition and Entry
13.Investing in Education
14.Reducing Volatility and Risk
15.Liberalizing Trade
16.Preserving the Environment
17.Promoting Democracy
CONCLUSION
18.Looking Ahead: Culture and Development
Appendix: Basic Elements of Econometrics
References
Index

Managerial Economics, 12e

ISBN13: 9780324588316｜864 pages｜Paperback｜©2009｜NT$1180
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Author
Mark Hirschey, the University of Kansas

Description
The economic concepts presented in MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS, 12e International Edition, show students how to use common sense to understand business and solve managerial problems. This innovative text helps students develop and sharpen their economic intuition--an invaluable skill that helps students, as future managers, decide which products to produce, costs to consider, and prices to charge, as well as the best hiring policy and the most effective style of organization. With its unique integrative approach, the text presents the firm as a cohesive, unified organization and demonstrates that important business decisions are interdisciplinary.
A basic valuation model is constructed and used as the underlying economic model of the firm; each topic is then related to an element of the value maximization model--a process that shows how management integrates accounting, finance, marketing, personnel, and production functions. The text also provides an intuitive guide to marginal analysis and basic economic relations.
Once students grasp the importance of marginal revenue and marginal costs, the process of economic optimization becomes intuitively obvious. In addition, a wide variety of examples and simple numerical problems vividly illustrate the application of managerial economics to a vast assortment of practical situations. By studying the material in MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS, 12e, those seeking to further their business careers learn how to more effectively collect, organize, and analyze information. They gain powerful tools that can help them become more successful--and satisfied--in their careers.

Table of Contents
Part 1: OVERVIEW OF MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS.
1. Nature and Scope of Managerial Economics.
2. Economic Optimization.
3. Demand and Supply.
Part 2: DEMAND ANALYSIS AND ESTIMATION.
4. Demand Analysis.
5. Demand Estimation.
6. Forecasting.
Part 3: PRODUCTION AND COMPETITIVE MARKETS.
7. Production Analysis and Compensation Policy.
8. Cost Analysis and Estimation.
9. Linear Programming.
10. Competitive Markets.
11. Performance and Strategy in Competitive Markets.
Part 4: IMPERFECT COMPETITION.
12. Monopoly and Monopsony.
13. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly.
14. Game Theory and Competitive Strategy.
15. Pricing Practices.
Part 5: LONG-TERM INVESTMENT DECISIONS.
16. Risk Analysis.
17. Capital Budgeting.
18. Organization Structure and Corporate Governance.
19. Government in the Market Economy.

Games, Strategies and Decision Making

ISBN13: 978-0-716-76630-8｜540 pages｜Hardback｜©2009｜NT$1400
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Author
Joseph E. Harrington, Jr, Johns Hopkins University

Description
This new text offers a wealth of diverse, intriguing applications to show where game theory works, where it doesn’t, and why. Accessible to all college students, the book conveys the power, appeal, and beauty of game-theoretic logic, emphasizing problem solving over answers. Especially relevant for majors in economics/business and political science/international relations.

Table of Contents ( Details )
PART I: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER 2: BUILDING A MODEL OF A STRATEGIC SITUATION
PART II: SOLVING STRATEGIC FORM GAMES
CHAPTER 3: ELIMINATING THE IMPOSSIBLE: SOLVING A GAME WHEN RATIONALITY IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE
CHAPTER 4: STABLE PLAY: NASH EQUILIBRIA IN DISCRETE GAMES WITH TWO OR THREE PLAYERS
CHAPTER 5: STABLE PLAY: NASH EQUILIBRIA IN DISCRETE N-PLAYER GAMES
CHAPTER 6: STABLE PLAY: NASH EQUILIBRIA IN CONTINUOUS GAMES
CHAPTER 7: KEEP 'EM GUESSING: RANDOMIZED STRATEGIES
PART III: SOLVING EXTENSIVE FORM GAMES
CHAPTER 8: TAKING TURNS: SEQUENTIAL GAMES OF PERFECT INFORMATION
CHAPTER 9: TAKING TURNS IN THE DARK: SEQUENTIAL GAMES OF IMPERFECT INFORMATION
PART IV: GAMES OF INCOMPLETE INFORMATION
CHAPTER 10: I KNOW SOMETHING YOU DON'T KNOW: GAMES WITH PRIVATE INFORMATION
CHAPTER 11: WHAT YOU DO TELLS ME WHO YOU ARE: SIGNALING GAMES
CHAPTER 12: LIES AND THE LYING LIARS THAT TELL THEM: CHEAP TALK GAMES
PART V: REPEATED GAMES
CHAPTER 13: PLAYING FOREVER: REPEATED INTERACTION WITH INFINITELY-LIVED PLAYERS
CHAPTER 14: COOPERATION AND REPUTATION: APPLICATIONS OF REPEATED INTERACTION WITH INFINITELY-LIVED PLAYERS
CHAPTER 15: INTERACTION IN INFINITELY-LIVED INSTITUTIONS
PART VI: EVOLUTIONARY GAME THEORY AND BIOLOGY
CHAPTER 16: EVOLUTIONARY GAME THEORY AND BIOLOGY: EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGIES
CHAPTER 17: EVOLUTIONARY GAME THEORY AND BIOLOGY: REPLICATOR DYNAMICS

An Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Economic Theory and Econometrics

ISBN13: 978-0-691-11867-3｜688 pages｜Hardback｜©2009｜NT$1350

Author
Dean Corbae, University of Texas
Maxwell B. Stinchcombe, University of Texas
Juraj Zeman, Comenius University

Description
Providing an introduction to mathematical analysis as it applies to economic theory and econometrics, this book bridges the gap that has separated the teaching of basic mathematics for economics and the increasingly advanced mathematics demanded in economics research today. Dean Corbae, Maxwell B. Stinchcombe, and Juraj Zeman equip students with the knowledge of real and functional analysis and measure theory they need to read and do research in economic and econometric theory.

Unlike other mathematics textbooks for economics, An Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Economic Theory and Econometrics takes a unified approach to understanding basic and advanced spaces through the application of the Metric Completion Theorem. This is the concept by which, for example, the real numbers complete the rational numbers and measure spaces complete fields of measurable sets. Another of the book's unique features is its concentration on the mathematical foundations of econometrics. To illustrate difficult concepts, the authors use simple examples drawn from economic theory and econometrics.

Accessible and rigorous, the book is self-contained, providing proofs of theorems and assuming only an undergraduate background in calculus and linear algebra.

*Begins with mathematical analysis and economic examples accessible to advanced undergraduates in order to build intuition for more complex analysis used by graduate students and researchers
*Takes a unified approach to understanding basic and advanced spaces of numbers through application of the Metric Completion Theorem
*Focuses on examples from econometrics to explain topics in measure theory

Table of Contents ( Detail )
Chapter 1 Logic
Chapter 2 Set Theory
Chapter 3 The Space of Real Numbers
Chapter 4 The Finite-Dimensional Metric Space of Real Vectors
Chapter 5 Finite-Dimensional Convex Analysis
Chapter 6 Metric Spaces
Chapter 7 Measure Spaces and Probability
Chapter 8 The Lp(, F,P) and p Spaces, p ∈ [1, ∞]
Chapter 9 Probabilities on Metric Spaces
Chapter 10 Infinite-Dimensional Convex Analysis
Chapter 11 Expanded Spaces
Bibliography
Index

Economics for Today's World, 5e

ISBN13: 9780324536171｜848 pages｜Paperback｜©2008｜NT$1050
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Author
Irvin B. Tucker, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Description
Straightforward and engaging, ECONOMICS FOR TODAY'S WORLD, 5e uses a unique textual and visual learning system to present, reinforce and test students comprehension while teaching them the basic concepts of economic principles while also giving them the context to apply them in their everyday lives. This concise text focuses on core concepts, providing an extremely student friendly text that includes unparalleled pedagogy and teaching support. The new edition also includes CengageNOW, a powerhouse of online resources including custom designed learning paths for each student, lively videos, interactive assessments, testing tools, and much more. Engaging and easy to use, this book's fast-paced, action-packed approach explains all the essential concepts without being encyclopedic as it teaches students to apply basic economic principles to real-world issues.

Table of Contents
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS
1. Introducing the Economic Way of Thinking
2. Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth
PART 2 MICROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS
3. Market Demand and Supply
4. Markets in Action
5. Price Elasticity of Demand and Supply
6. Consumer Choice Theory
7. Production Costs
PART 3 MARKET STRUCTURES
8. Perfect Competition
9. Monopoly
10. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
11. Labor Markets
PART 4 MICROECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES
12. Income Distribution, Poverty, and Discrimination
13. Antitrust and Regulation
14. Environmental Economics
PART 5 MACROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS
15. Gross Domestic Product
16. Business Cycles and Unemployment
17. Inflation
PART 6 MACROECONOMIC THEORY AND POLICY
18. The Keynesian Model
19. The Keynesian Model in Action
20. Aggregate Demand and Supply
21. Fiscal Policy
22. The Public Sector
23. Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt
PART 7 MONEY,BANKING,AND MONETARY POLICY
24. Money and the Federal Reserve System
25. Money Creation
26. Money Policy
27. The Phillips Curve and Expectations Theory
PART 8 THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
28. International Trade and Finance
29. Economies in Transition
30. Growth and the Less-Developed Countries

Industrial Organization: Contemporary Theory and Empirical Applications, 4e

ISBN13: 9781405176323｜720 pages｜Hardback｜©2008｜NT$1350
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Author
Lynn Pepall, Tufts University.
Dan Richards, Tufts University.
George Norman, Tufts University.

Description
The bestselling textbook, Industrial Organization, now in its fourth edition, uniquely uses the tools of game theory, information economics, contracting issues, practical examples, and optional econometric appendices to examine all facets of industrial organization and to enhance students' understanding of the strategic behavior of firms, the structure of markets, and imperfect competition. A new series of appendices that comprehensively explore relevant econometric issues will provide a more challenging and relevant option for instructors and students.

*Provides a comprehensive guide to industrial organization in the imperfect market conditions of the real world
*Includes coverage of the latest cutting edge research and public policy developments
*Features stronger coverage of information economics, contracting issues and game theory than other textbooks
*Instructor materials will be available. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/pepall for more information

Table of Contents
Part I: Foundations:.
1. Industrial Organization: What, How, and Why?.
2. Basic Microeconomics.
3. Market Structure and Market Power.
4. Technology and Cost.
5. Price Discrimination and Monopoly: Linear Pricing.
6. Price Discrimination and Monopoly: Non-linear Pricing.
7. Product Variety and Quality Under Monopoly.
8. Commodity Bundling and Tie-in Sales.
Part III: Oligopoly and Strategic Interaction:.
9. Static Games and Cournot Competition.
10. Price Competition.
11. Dynamic Games and First and Second Movers.
Part IV: Anticompetitive Strategies:.
12. Limit Pricing and Entry Deterrence.
13. Predatory Conduct: More Recent Developments.
14. Price Fixing and Repeated Games.
15. Collusion: Detection and Public Policy.
Part V: Contractual Relations between Firms:.
16. Horizontal Mergers.
17. Vertical and Conglomerate Mergers.
18. Vertical Price Restraints.
19. Nonprice Vertical Restraints.
Part VI: Nonprice Competition:.
20. Advertising, Market Power, and Information.
21. Advertising, Competition, and Brand Names.
22. Research and Development.
23. Patents and Patent Policy.
Part VII: Networks and Auctions:.
24. Network Issues.
25. Auctions and Auction Markets.
Index

Introduction to Econometrics

ISBN13: 978-0-470-03270-1｜384 pages｜Paperback｜©2008｜NT$1050
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Author
Charles I. Jones, the University of California, Berkeley

Description
Introduction to Econometrics has been written as a core textbook for a first course in econometrics taken by undergraduate or graduate students. It is intended for students taking a single course in econometrics with a view towards doing practical data work. It will also be highly useful for students interested in understanding the basics of econometric theory with a view towards future study of advanced econometrics. To achieve this end, it has a practical emphasis, showing how a wide variety of models can be used with the types of data sets commonly used by economists. However, it also has enough discussion of the underlying econometric theory to give the student a knowledge of the statistical tools used in advanced econometrics courses.

Key Features:
* A non-technical summary of the basic tools of econometrics is given in chapters 1 and 2, which allows the reader to quickly start empirical work.
* The foundation offered in the first two chapters makes the theoretical econometric material, which begins in chapter 3, more accessible.
* Provides a good balance between econometric theory and empirical applications.
* Discusses a wide range of models used by applied economists including many variants of the regression model (with extensions for panel data), time series models (including a discussion of unit roots and cointegration) and qualitative choice models (probit and logit).

An extensive collection of web-based supplementary materials is provided for this title, including: data sets, problem sheets with worked through answers, empirical projects, sample exercises with answers, and slides for lecturers.

Table of Contents ( Details )
1: An Overview of Econometrics.
2: A Non-technical Introduction to Regression.
3: The Econometrics of the Simple Regression Model.
4: The Econometrics of the Multiple Regression Model.
5: The Multiple Regression Model: Freeing up Classical Assumptions.
6: Univariate Time Series Analysis.
7: Regression with Time Series Variables.
8: Models for Panel Data.
9: Qualitative Choice and Limited Dependent Variable Models.
10: Bayesian Econometrics.

Macroeconomics

ISBN13: 9780393926385｜472 pages｜Hardback｜©2008｜NT$1250
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Author
Charles I. Jones, the University of California, Berkeley

Description
Macroeconomics is the most exciting new economics textbook in a generation. Charles Jones distills modern macroeconomics as it is currently practiced—producing the first text to cover modern growth theory at the undergraduate level. The author's unique abilities as a teacher and writer render this modern treatment of economic theory an easy read for students new to the field. Together with a distinctive focus on problem solving, this clearly written text brilliantly matches accessibility with cutting-edge theory.

Table of Contents
Part 1: Preliminaries
1. Introduction to Macroeconomics
2. Measuring the Macroeconomy
Part 2: The Long Run 
3. An Overview of Long-Run Economic Growth
4. A Model of Production
5. The Solow Growth Model
6. Growth and Ideas
7. The Labor Market, Wages, and Unemployment
8. Inflation
Part 3: The Short Run
9. An Overview of the Short-Run Model
10. The IS Curve
11. Monetary Policy and the Phillips Curve
12. Stabilization Policy and the AS/AD Framework
Part 4: Applications 
13. The Government and the Macroeconomy
14. International Trade
15. Exchange Rates and International Finance
16. Parting Thoughts

Real Analysis with Economic Applications

ISBN13: 978-0-691-11768-3｜664 pages｜Hardback｜©2007｜NT$1400

Author
Efe A. Ok, New York University.

Description
There are many mathematics textbooks on real analysis, but they focus on topics not readily helpful for studying economic theory or they are inaccessible to most graduate students of economics. Real Analysis with Economic Applications aims to fill this gap by providing an ideal textbook and reference on real analysis tailored specifically to the concerns of such students.

The emphasis throughout is on topics directly relevant to economic theory. In addition to addressing the usual topics of real analysis, this book discusses the elements of order theory, convex analysis, optimization, correspondences, linear and nonlinear functional analysis, fixed-point theory, dynamic programming, and calculus of variations. Efe Ok complements the mathematical development with applications that provide concise introductions to various topics from economic theory, including individual decision theory and games, welfare economics, information theory, general equilibrium and finance, and intertemporal economics. Moreover, apart from direct applications to economic theory, his book includes numerous fixed point theorems and applications to functional equations and optimization theory.

The book is rigorous, but accessible to those who are relatively new to the ways of real analysis. The formal exposition is accompanied by discussions that describe the basic ideas in relatively heuristic terms, and by more than 1,000 exercises of varying difficulty.

This book will be an indispensable resource in courses on mathematics for economists and as a reference for graduate students working on economic theory.

Table of Contents
Part I: SET THEORY
Chapter A: Preliminaries of Real Analysis
Chapter B: Countability
Part II: ANALYSIS ON METRIC SPACES
Chapter C: Metric Spaces
Chapter D: Continuity I
Chapter E: Continuity II
Part III: ANALYSIS ON LINEAR SPACES
Chapter F: Linear Spaces
Chapter G: Convexity
Chapter H: Economic Applications
Part IV: ANALYSIS ON METRIC/NORMED LINEAR SPACES
Chapter I: Metric Linear Spaces
Chapter J: Normed Linear Spaces
Chapter K: Differential Calculus
References
Glossary of Selected Symbols
Index