Lecture Notes in Microeconomic Theory: The Economic Agent

by Ariel Rubinstein

Ariel Rubinstein's well-known lecture notes on microeconomics—now fully revised and expandedThis book presents Ariel Rubinstein's lecture notes for the first part of his well-known graduate course in microeconomics. Developed during the fifteen years that Rubinstein taught the course at Tel Aviv University, Princeton University, and New York University, these notes provide a critical assessment of models of rational economic agents, and are an invaluable supplement to any primary textbook in microeconomic theory.In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Rubinstein retains the striking originality and deep simplicity that characterize his famously engaging style of teaching. He presents these lecture notes with a precision that gets to the core of the material, and he places special emphasis on the interpretation of key concepts. Rubinstein brings this concise book thoroughly up to date, covering topics like modern choice theory and including dozens of original new problems.Written by one of the world's most respected and provocative economic theorists, this second edition of Lecture Notes in Microeconomic Theory is essential reading for students, teachers, and research economists.

Fully revised, expanded, and updatedRetains the engaging style and method of Rubinstein's well-known lecturesCovers topics like modern choice theoryFeatures numerous original new problems—including 21 new review problemsSolutions manual (available only to teachers) can be found

Genres: Economics, Textbooks

168 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2005

About the author

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Ru...

Reviews

[Yuxi Liu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elegant, mathematicians would like it. It also contains lots of paradoxes that neoclassical economics doesn't spend a lot of time on.
I skipped the chapters on consumer and producer theory, as well as the final exercises. It is best for graduate students preparing a first course in theoretical microeconomics.

[Dio Mavroyannis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very elegant little book, I wanted a source to teach preferences/utility/production/exchange for my general equilibirum class and I found this little book delightful.

[Bas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Boring.

[Emre Ergin · Rating 4 out of 5]

okudum evet. ama ne ispatlarin uzerinden gectim, ne de problem setlere dokundum. yine de zorlayici ve ogretici bir deneyimdi.

[David Kraus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goated