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图书目录： Preface
Part I An Introduction to Economics 1 Introduction Why Study Economics? Why Study the Economics of Information? why Is Information Economics Different? Economics as a Science Accounting Costs and Opportunity Costs Summary Discussion Questions Notes 2 Consumer Theory and Market Demand Consumer Theory and the Demand for Books The Price Effect The Income Effect The Prices of Related Goods and Services Number of Consumers, Consumer Tastes, and Preferences The Price Elasticity of Demand Consumer Welfare Summary Discussion Questions Notes 3 The Cost of Output and Market Supply Fixed and Variable Costs Marginal, Average, and Total Costs Supply The Supply Curve Input Costs and Changes in Technology The Price Elasticity of Supply Summary Discussion Questions Notes 4 Market Equilibrium and Economic Efficiency Market Equilibrium The Elasticity of Supply and Demand Economic Efficiency Socially Efficient Competitive Markets Market Failure Summary Discussion Questions Note Part II Market Failure and Information Markets 5 Externalities and Information Markets Negative Externalities and Information Markets Positive Externalities and Information Markets Government Policy and Positive Externalities Balancing Positive and Negative Externalities Summary Discussion Questions 6 Information as a Public Good Social Efficiency Financing Public Goods Information as a Public Good Summary Discussion Questions Notes 7 Monopolistic Pricing and Noncompetitive Markets Monopolies Decreasing Average Costs and Natural Monopolies Multi-Price Suppliers Summary Discussion Questions Notes 8 Imperfect Information Used Cars and Social Inefficiency Information Markets Insurance Markets Education Other Information Markets Modeling Information Acquisition Summary Discussion Questions Notes 9 Information as a Commodity Versus Information as a Public Good The Market for Books and Journals The Market for Computer Software Research and Development Summary -Discussion Questions Notes Part III An Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis 10 User Fees User Fees as Allocation Tools The Marginal Cost of Pricing Ramsey Prices Summary Discussion Questions Notes 11 The Value of Time Measuring the Value of Time Measuring Opportunity Costs The Value of Time Saved Consumer Surplus and Economic Cost Congestion Present Value Summary Discussion Questions Notes 12 Resource Sharing Multiple Users of Information Resources The Opportunity Cost of Patron Time Summary Discussion Questions Note 13 Cost-Benefit Analysis The Matrix of Benefits and Costs Estimating Costs and Benefits Present Value Common Mistakes in Cost-Benefit Analysis The Double Counting Game The Labor Game Summary Discussion Questions Appendix A: Marginal, Average, and Total Costs: More Practice Appendix B: Measuring the Value of Sex Education Appendix C: Ramsey Prices and Economic Efficiency Bibliography Index |
