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Microeconomics and Behavior (Hardcover)

by Robert H. Frank (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 720 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.; 5th Revised edition edition (1 Jul 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0072483342
  • ISBN-13: 978-0072483345
  • Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 20.1 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 931,420 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Robert Frank's "Microeconomics and Behavior" covers the essential topics of microeconomics while exploring the relationship between economics analysis and human behavior. Human behavior in this context is of significant interest to today's academic community. The book's clear narrative appeals to students, and its numerous examples help students develop economic intuition. This book introduces modern topics not often found in intermediate textbooks. It encourages the reader to begin to learn to "think like an economist."

About the Author
Robert H. Frank received his B.S. in mathematics from Georgia Tech in 1966, then taught math and science for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Nepal. He received his M.A. in statistics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1971, and his Ph.D. in economics in 1972, also from U.C. Berkeley. He is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Economics at Cornell University, where he has taught since 1972 and where he currently holds a joint appointment in the department of economics and the Johnson Graduate School of Management. During leaves of absence from Cornell, he served as chief economist for the Civil Aeronautics Board from 1978 to 1980 and was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in 1992-93. He has published on a variety of subjects, including price and wage discrimination, public utility pricing, the measurement of unemployment spell lengths, and the distributional consequences of direct foreign investment. For the past several years, his research has focused on rivalry and cooperation in economic and social behavior. His books on these themes include Choosing the Right Pond: Human Behavior and the Quest for Status (Oxford University Press, 1985) and Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of the Emotions (W.W. Norton, 1988). He and Philip Cook are co-authors of The Winner-Take-All Society (The Free Press, 1995) , which received a Critic's Choice Award and appeared on both the New York Times Notable Books list and Business Week Ten Best list for 1995. His most recent general interest publication is Luxury Fever (The Free Press, 1999). Professor Frank's books have been translated into eight languages. He has been awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Professorship (1987 -- 1990), a Kenan Enterprise Award (1993), and a Merrill Scholars Program Outstanding Educator Citation (1991).

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars great way to learn "thinking like an economist", 8 Oct 2001
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The author's goal of writing "Microeconomics and Behavior" has been to produce an intellectually challenging text that at the same time would be accessible and engaging to students. Whereas the majority of textbooks unfortunately seemed to focus on either one of them, he certainly succeeds in finding the right balance between the two.
The book provides all the necessary microeconomic knowledge for undergraduate students and serves as an ideal basis for further study.
Its major plus compared to the bulk of micro textbooks is definitely that it limits technical (mathematical) explanations to the minimum required without neglecting the importance of mathematics. Instead, the author regards the teaching of technical tools and the teaching of intuition as complements and intends to make readers think like an economist - supported with numerous good examples for all the fields covered.
This economic naturalism that the book wants to (and achieves to) teach makes it very special.
It covers the basic areas of consumer behaviour, theory of the firm/market structure, factor markets, general equilibrium/welfare and is furthermore divided into core and supplementary chapters.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars re: additional Microeconomics and Behaviour workbook, 18 Jan 2008
By D. M. Patel - See all my reviews
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I would advise anyone buying this book to also purchase the accompanying Microeconomics and Behaviour Studyguide by James Halteman (Author). It helped me get a 1st in my University Exam at Oxford.

Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072977469
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Text Book Ever, 24 Jan 2008
By A. Hughes "Alan" (UK) - See all my reviews
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I relied on this book for a first year module ('Principles of Microeconomics') of a economics degree. I recently took the exam, 35 multiple choice questions, and thanks to this book (well, my lecturer for recommending it), it looks as though i will have to resit it (unless i get lucky of course).

It is just so badly written. The author tries to fit so much on to the one page (about a thousand words) that it's pretty much impossible to understand it all. Plus, it has to be the dullest book ever. No fancy headings or nothing. The author is american too, so it is very americanized, which makes it even harder for someone from the UK to understand. I have been absolutely fine with all my other textbooks, even macroeconomics, but with this one, i couldn't go more than half a page without getting lost. Seriously though, if you are going to be relying a lot on a text book to get you through a microeconomics module, there are plenty of more books out there. Just make sure you don't waste your money on this piece of crap.
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