Microeconomics Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide - Paperback

by Craig Depken (Author)

There's no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects

Microeconomics Demystified features a clear and easy-to-understand presentation of the concepts and principles of microeconomics, with generous applications and examples. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.

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The fast and easy way to learn microeconomics!

Now anyone can grasp the fundamentals of microeconomics--without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In Microeconomics Demystified, Economics professor Craig Depken provides an effective, illuminating, and entertaining way to learn this complex subject.

This self-teaching guide explains the concepts of microeconomics, including supply and demand, elasticities, consumer and producer surplus, the role of the firm, various market models, and more. The book combines an intuitive approach with "practical" mathematics, using easy-to-read graphs and simple arithmetic. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this book will teach you the ins and outs of microeconomics in no time at all.

Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Microeconomics Demystified is your shortcut to a working knowledge of this important business topic.

This hands-on, self-teaching text offers:

• An easy way to understand microeconomics
• Hundreds of worked examples with solutions
• A quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
• A final exam at the end of the book
• No unnecessary technical jargon
• A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work!

Author Biography

Craug A, Depken II, Ph.D. (Arlington, TX) is an associate professor of economics at the University of Texas at Arlington. An award-winning teacher and researcher, he has published dozens of articles in professional and academic journals.