Description:
Microeconomic Theory provides a detailed discussion of the subject matter appearing in graduate courses in microeconomic theory. The presentation is self-contained and provides key foundational insights on each topic covered. This book will be of use to graduate students of microeconomics and more generally to those who need a brief modern account of the various areas of microeconomic theory.
Contents
- 1 Decision Theory
- 2 Preferences, Risk, and Stochastic Dominance
- 3 Strategic Form Games
- 4 Nash Equilibrium- Existence and Refinements
- 5 Mechanism Design
- 6 Auctions I: Independent Values
- 7 Auctions II: Dependent Values
- 8 Extensive Form Games
- 9 Equilibrium in Extensive Game Forms
- 10 Repeated Games
- 11 Bargaining
- 12 Information
- 13 The Principal-Agent Problem
- 14 Signaling
- 15 Screening
- 16 Common Knowledge
- 17 Mechanism Design: Complete and Incomplete Information
- 18 Cooperative Outcomes
- 19 Large Games
- 20 Evolution and Learning
Microeconomic Theory provides a detailed discussion of the subject matter appearing in graduate courses in microeconomic theory. The presentation is self-contained and provides key foundational insights on each topic covered. This book will be of use to graduate students of microeconomics and more generally to those who need a brief modern account of the various areas of microeconomic theory.
Contents
- 1 Decision Theory
- 2 Preferences, Risk, and Stochastic Dominance
- 3 Strategic Form Games
- 4 Nash Equilibrium- Existence and Refinements
- 5 Mechanism Design
- 6 Auctions I: Independent Values
- 7 Auctions II: Dependent Values
- 8 Extensive Form Games
- 9 Equilibrium in Extensive Game Forms
- 10 Repeated Games
- 11 Bargaining
- 12 Information
- 13 The Principal-Agent Problem
- 14 Signaling
- 15 Screening
- 16 Common Knowledge
- 17 Mechanism Design: Complete and Incomplete Information
- 18 Cooperative Outcomes
- 19 Large Games
- 20 Evolution and Learning