Readings in Microeconomics

The widely-acclaimed journal Oxford Review of Economic Policy publishespapers written in a non-technical style by leading policy experts. This secondedition of Readings in Microeconomics presents a revised and updated selectionof the most significant OREP papers in microeconomics, chosen by the ManagingEditor Dr Tim Jenkinson of Keble College, Oxford. Topics covered includeIndustrial Organization, Research and Development, Competition and IndustrialPolicy, Regulation, Externalities and the Environment, International Trade, theLabour Market, and Education and Training.* leading policy experts discuss topical issues* high standards of analysis combined with non-technical writing* articles selected to reflect current student course requirementsThe volume's extensive coverage makes the book an ideal text for second- andthird-year students of microeconomics. A companion volume in Macroeconomics isalso available.

Tim Jenkinson is Managing Editor of the Oxford Review of Economic Policy and is Fellow and Tutor in Economics at Keble College, Oxford University.

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Industrial Organization
Strategic Competition Among the Few - Some Recent Developments in the Economics of Industry
Tacit Collusion
Vertical Integration and Vertical Restraints
Research and Development
The Economics of Technology Policy
The Welfare Economics of Knowledge Production
Competition and Regulatory Policy
Competition Policy
Introducing Competition into Regulated Industries
Externalities and the Environment
The Problem of Global Environmental Protection
Pricing and Congestion: Economic Principles Relevant to Pricing Roads
Economic Policy Towards the Environment
International Trade
Recent Advances in International Trade Theory: A Selective Survey
The New Trade Theory and Economic Policy
What's New about the New Economic Geography?
Education and Training
The Failure of Training in Britain: Analysis and Prescription
Higher Education: Expansion and Reform
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