Monopolistic Competition and Macroeconomic Theory

Monopolistic Competition and Macroeconomic Theory
Author: Robert M. Solow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 90
Release: 1998-11-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521626163

Much of today's conventional macroeconomic theory presumes that markets for goods approach the state of perfect competition. Monopolistic Competition and Macroeconomic Theory assumes that markets are imperfect, so that sellers have some power over price, and must therefore form quantity expectations about the location of the firm's demand curve. The question is then about the macroeconomic implications of imperfect competition in goods markets. The first chapter is a brief survey of ideas proposed in economics including multiple equilibria. The second chapter describes a particular micro-based macro model that allows several families of equilibria. The third chapter shows how a standard locational model can be used to describe a sample macroeconomy when firms have close rivals. In this volume derived from his Federico Caffe Lecture, Nobel Laureate Robert Solow shows that there are simple and tractable micro-based models that offer the possibility of a richer and more intuitive macroeconomics.

The Monopolistic Competition Revolution in Retrospect

The Monopolistic Competition Revolution in Retrospect
Author: Steven Brakman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-07-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781107402430

Avinash Dixit and Joseph Stiglitz revolutionized the modelling of imperfectly competitive markets and launched "the second monopolistic competition revolution". Experts in the areas of macroeconomics, international trade theory, economic geography, and international growth theory examine the success of the second revolution in this collection of papers. They reveal what appears to be "missing" and look forward to the next step in the modelling of imperfectly competitive markets. The text includes a comprehensive survey of the two monopolistic competition revolutions, and previously unpublished working papers by Dixit and Stiglitz that led to their famous 1977 paper.

Monopolistic Competition and Effective Demand. (PSME-6)

Monopolistic Competition and Effective Demand. (PSME-6)
Author: Hukukane Nikaido
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2015-03-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1400870542

While traditional price theory has successfully elucidated national income distribution in a perfectly competitive economy, little is known today about the overall working of a noncompetitive economy. This book moves to remedy the imbalance by sketching a general equilibrium theory of a noncompetitive economy. Developing his theory in the world of the standard Leontief system, Hukukane Nikaido attempts to construct objective demand functions reflecting the interdependence of economic agents in the real world upon which the monopolist's control of prices or output ultimately depends. Originally published in 1975. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Joan Robinson and Modern Economic Theory

Joan Robinson and Modern Economic Theory
Author: George R. Feiwel
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 985
Release: 1989-06-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1349086339

This and its companion volume, "The Economics of Imperfect Competition and Employment", are about Joan Robinson, her impact on modern economics, her challenges and critiques and the advances made in the science and art of economics.

Principles of Macroeconomics for AP® Courses 2e

Principles of Macroeconomics for AP® Courses 2e
Author: Steven A. Greenlaw
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781947172432

Principles of Macroeconomics for AP® Courses 2e covers the scope and sequence requirements for an Advanced Placement® macroeconomics course and is listed on the College Board's AP® example textbook list. The second edition includes many current examples and recent data from FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), which are presented in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second edition was developed with significant feedback from current users. In nearly all chapters, it follows the same basic structure of the first edition. General descriptions of the edits are provided in the preface, and a chapter-by-chapter transition guide is available for instructors.