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A Course in Public Economics

by John Leach
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Overview

Covering core topics that explore the government's role in the economy, this textbook is intended for third or fourth year undergraduate students and first year graduate students. It includes markets, externalities, public goods, imperfect competition, asymmetric information and efficiency, and asymmetric information and income redistribution. A knowledge of intermediate microeconomics and basic calculus is assumed. Each chapter contains exercises at the end, whose solutions are available to instructors. Instructors' resource page: http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/leach/

Synopsis

This textbook explores how markets operate and governments' roles in addressing market failures.

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Book Details

Published
November 1, 2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
434
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521828772

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