Microeconomics for Public Managers

Microeconomics for Public Managers presents a rigorous non-mathematical introduction to the study of microeconomics geared towards managers of nonprofit institutions. Provides an introduction to the economist's toolkit for students destined for not-for-profit enterprises and public institutions Topics are selected for their relevance to the non-profit sector, enabling key issues to be covered in greater depth than standard microeconomic textbooks Pertinent case studies and cost-benefit analysis are utilized throughout Features end-of chapter problem sets and study questions Describes economic decision-making applicable to non-profit managers

Barry P. Keating teaches Non-profit Management, Managerial Economics, and Forecasting to undergraduate and graduate classes at the University of Notre Dame. He conducts business forecasting seminars internationally for corporate professionals. He is also a Heritage Foundation Salvatori Fellow.

Maryann O. Keating teaches Principles of Economics, Graduate Survey of Economics, and Public Finance at Indiana University South Bend. They have three adult children and live in South Bend, Indiana.

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Organizational Alternatives
Institutional Setting
Managerial Economics in Public and Nonprofit Administration: An
Overview
Characteristics of the Government and Private Nonprofit Sectors
Consumer Theory and Public Goods
Demand and Supply
Estimating Client Choice
Market Failure and Public Choice
Production Theory and Public Administration
Production and Costs
Market Structure in Government and Nonprofit Industries
Selecting the Right Niche and Setting Client Fees
Strategic Goals: If Not Profit, What?
Input Markets and Cost--Benefit Analysis
Employing Labor and Capital
Cost--Benefit Analysis
Index
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