This book investigates situations in which incentives, contracts or other economic devices can be employed in a wide range of settings to prevent the pursuit of self-interest from being institutionally- or self-defeating, including the operation of insurance markets, voting, auctions, general resource allocation, public goods, labor markets, higher education, the savings-and-loan crisis, and managers' and shareholders' behavior. Professor Campbell's treatment of these issues in the economics of information, mechanism design ...
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This book investigates situations in which incentives, contracts or other economic devices can be employed in a wide range of settings to prevent the pursuit of self-interest from being institutionally- or self-defeating, including the operation of insurance markets, voting, auctions, general resource allocation, public goods, labor markets, higher education, the savings-and-loan crisis, and managers' and shareholders' behavior. Professor Campbell's treatment of these issues in the economics of information, mechanism design, and game theory may be followed by anyone with a basic knowledge of single-variable calculus and microeconomic theory. Readers learn by working carefully through examples to grasp economic principles, rather than by following proofs of general theorems. Upper-level undergraduates, master's-level students, and graduate students seeking supplementary reading in practice-oriented economic theory will find the material particularly useful.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 9780521478571.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
