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Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach
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Professor Varian's lucid prose guides students through the fundamentals of microeconomic analysis while emphasizing real-world economic problems and incorporating coverage of the most innovative subjects in the discipline. The Seventh Edition has been carefully updated and revised, adding a wealth of new applications and examples that analyze the important lessons offered
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Hardcover, 715 pages
Published
August 1st 2005
by W. W. Norton & Company
(first published 1987)
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Apr 22, 2011
Jake Losh
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it was amazing
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Varian's Intermediate Microeconomics is a fantastic introduction to microeconomic theory. Particularly in the early phase of my first-year graduate economics course work, I often turned to it to gain intuition. It stands the test of time as a great reference.
One of the few textbooks I have read almost cover-to-cover. Complete with rather horrific economic jokes (like hitfrogs targeting a scorpion's family). Unfortunately, I have to go over the entire thing again, especially the formulae.
Pretty good, even if you start from a low level.
This kicked my arse; it was way above my mathematical level when I first encountered it.
Dec 23, 2011
Bruno Teixeira
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I have left this book marked as "currently reading" for a long time, mainly because I frequently came back to it, in order to re-read some parts. Now, I have read the entire book at least once, some chapters twice, a few even more than that, but I'm now planing on coming back again to this, so I'm changing the shelve to "read".
It's an easy and comfortable subject to begin with. The author did a good job explain things in detail. Probably too much detail.
I told someone I was reading this and he was horrified that Varian doesn't use calculus properly. Bloody neoclassical economists. The models are a fiction and the precision doesn't matter. Skipping calculus is more intuitive anyway.
Introducing model after model became tiring. Ignoring the sketchy chapter on econometrics, there was little to introducing the empirical side of economics. But, Varian makes up for it with the delightful examples.
I started off the textbook loving economics and wishing ...more
Introducing model after model became tiring. Ignoring the sketchy chapter on econometrics, there was little to introducing the empirical side of economics. But, Varian makes up for it with the delightful examples.
I started off the textbook loving economics and wishing ...more
This is my second book on micro-economics and I truly enjoyed reading it. It is quite easy to understand, all you need is a basic understanding of calculus. This is a must book in your shelf you want to pursue economics.
This is really great. Definitely what I would assign if I was teaching intermediate micro. Great analysis of consumer and producer theory. Calculus in the appendix parts so if you have students who know call they can check it out, but also works for students who don’t have calf background.
Excellent intermediate micro textbook! Bought it in addition to my class' official textbook on the recommendation of a friend, and ended up using this supplemental textbook as my main one. Varian truly does know how to make economics interesting. Highly recommend.
Well-explained!
A well educative and academic book in Microeconomics for economists.
Recommended!!!
A well educative and academic book in Microeconomics for economists.
Recommended!!!
Good for economic intuition. Bad for the mathematical intuition regarding economics.
Don not ever read this book, it is to complicated, the writer gone to far away in mathematics, and you won't understand anything if you are a beginner.
Exellent book
Dec 26, 2009
Fran
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Note to self: The most difficult book ever! Main text for Basic Microeconomics course under Prof. Kiyoshi Taniguchi (Ohio State 2001), Fall Term 2003; and Microeconomics course under Prof. Yuichiro Yoshida (Boston College 2001), Winter Term 2004. International Development Program, International University of Japan
I will probably have this textbook again but I really do not think it is very clear for people who do not have background in finance.
this is the best academic book for economists studying a degree in economists to be able to compete with international standards
It is a beginner's best friend.
A good book to read but not for beginners...
Great book especially for consumer theory portion.
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Nov 09, 2015
Pascasie Katabogama
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good book
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