Microanalysis: Answers

by Hal R. Varian

Hal Varian's advanced level microeconomics textbook, suitable for third year or postgraduate students, now appears in a thoroughly revised third edition. It draws together material that has been scattered about in monographs, journal articles and other sources not easily accessible to students. It also contains a substantial number of examples and exercises - students who work through these will build up their competence in tackling the mathematical aspects of theory.

Genres: Economics, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Reference, Academic

54 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 1980

Reviews

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this book was tough until I read Microeconomic Theory by Mas-Colell. The Varian text is much clearer and intuitive by comparison.

[Moon Na · Rating 4 out of 5]

Came to this book because of recommending from my professor. In reality, I don't like it as much as Micro Theory of Mas-Colell. It's probably more difficult than Kreps's book but less theoretical and mathematical than Micro theory of Mas Colell.
The math summary isn't good as I hope. Maybe this one in Mas Colell is much better.
It suits third-year undergrad or pre-master students than graduate level.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not nearly as mathy as Mas-Colell, Whinston, and Green (MWG), and much more conversational in prose (for a microeconomic theorist, Varian is a great writer), I did find this textbook to be a great supplement to the primary materials in the core micro curriculum of my PhD program. I did find that Varian's explanation of the integrability problem - a way to solve the problem of deriving an expenditure function from observed consumer demand behavior - was better than MWG.

[alzabo · Rating 4 out of 5]

simpler and more approachable method of many topics in mas-colell

[Ince · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmmmm...Its hard to understand this book. But i must read this because my Professor luv this book. This book is one of main handbook to advance micro subject.

Now, I still read this book and cann't never stop because my comprehensive will be come, hikhikhik!

[Arjun · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Little inaccessible and not as complete a treatment of Micro as Mas Collell, Whinston, and Green

[Piotrekjablonski · Rating 1 out of 5]

... :P as boring as microeconomics can be... However it explains Slutcki's and Hick's substitution and income effects quite well

[Roberta]

Did not really read it but rather STUDIED it during my years at university. Easier that other handbooks to start reading/studying Economics.