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Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach, 5th ed.



We wrote a managerial economics textbook (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Cengage) to teach students how to solve business problems (7 min. video). We started this blog to support those who use the book, and to keep up with developments in the field.

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  • 01. Introduction: What this book is about (124)
  • 02: The One Lesson of Business (431)
  • 03. Benefits; costs and decisions (143)
  • 04: Extent (how much) Decisions (76)
  • 05. Investment decisions: Look ahead and reason back (147)
  • 06. Simple pricing (73)
  • 07: Economies of Scale and Scope (38)
  • 08: Understanding Market and Industry Changes (251)
  • 09. Long-run equilibrium (199)
  • 10. Strategy-the quest to slow profit erosion (174)
  • 11. Supply and demand: Trade bubbles market making (161)
  • 12. More realistic and complex pricing (80)
  • 13. Direct price discrimination (43)
  • 14. Indirect price discrimination (66)
  • 15. Strategic games (133)
  • 16. Bargaining (89)
  • 17. Making decisions with uncertainty (183)
  • 18. Auctions (47)
  • 19: The Problem of Adverse Selection (133)
  • 20 : The Problem of Moral Hazard (182)
  • 21: Getting employees to work in the firm’s best interests (163)
  • 22: Getting divisions to work in the firm’s best interests (31)
  • 23. Managing vertical relationships (110)
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