Robert Pindyck:Author-ccebook-Valuable English Books

Microeconomics (7th Edition)

Authors:Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld,
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Keywords: microeconomics
Number of Pages: 768
Published: 2008-06-21
List price: $173.33
ISBN-10: 0132080230
ISBN-13: 9780132080231

KEY BENEFIT: This book is well known for its coverage of modern topics (Game theory, Economics of Information, and Behavioral Economics), clarity of its writing style and graphs, and integrated use of real world examples. KEY TOPICS: The emphasis on relevance and application to both managerial and public-policy decision-making are focused goals of the book. This emphasis is accomplished by including MANY extended examples that cover such topics as the analysis of demand, cost, and market efficiency; the design of pricing strategies; investment and production decisions; and public policy analy

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Microeconomics, 6th Edition

Authors:Robert S. Pindyck, Daniel L. Rubinfeld,
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Keywords: microeconomics
Number of Pages: 752
Published: 2004-06-07
List price: $168.00
ISBN-10: 0130084611
ISBN-13: 9780130084613

This book is well known for its coverage of modern topics (Game theory, Economics of Information, and Behavioral Economics), clarity of its writing style and graphs, and integrated use of real world examples. The emphasis on relevance and application to both managerial and public-policy decision-making are focused goals of the book. This emphasis is accomplished by including MANY extended examples that cover such topics as the analysis of demand, cost, and market efficiency; the design of pricing strategies; investment and production decisions; and public policy analysis. Economists and strat

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Investment under Uncertainty

Authors:Avinash K. Dixit, Robert S. Pindyck,
Publisher: Princeton University Pre
Keywords: uncertainty, investment
Number of Pages: 476
Published: 1994-01-10
List price: $99.50
ISBN-10: 0691034109
ISBN-13: 9780691034102

How should firms decide whether and when to invest in new capital equipment, additions to their workforce, or the development of new products? Why have traditional economic models of investment failed to explain the behavior of investment spending in the United States and other countries? In this book, Avinash Dixit and Robert Pindyck provide the first detailed exposition of a new theoretical approach to the capital investment decisions of firms, stressing the irreversibility of most investment decisions, and the ongoing uncertainty of the economic environment in which these decisions are made

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Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts

Authors:Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Keywords: forecasts, economic, models, econometric
Number of Pages: 634
Published: 1997-07-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0079132928
ISBN-13: 9780079132925

First course in Econometrics in Economics Departments at better schools, also Economic/Business Forecasting. Statistics prerequisite but no calculus. Slightly higher level and more comprehensive than Gujarati (M-H, 1996) . P-R covers more time series and forecasting. P-R coverage is notch below Johnston-DiNardo (M-H, 97) and requires no matrix algebra. Includes data disk.

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: And Other Tales of Terror (Penguin Classics)

Authors:Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Mighall, Robert Migha
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Keywords: terror, penguin, classics, tales, hyde, case, jekyll, strange
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-09-30
List price: $9.00
ISBN-10: 0141439734
ISBN-13: 9780141439730

tevenson’s famous exploration of humanity’s basest capacity for evil, "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," has become synonymous with the idea of a split personality. More than a morality tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. Also in this volume are "The Body Snatcher," which charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice, and "Olalla," a tale of vampirism and "the beast within," with a beautiful woman at its center.