Applied Microeconomic Theory

Applied Microeconomic Theory presents a seminal collection of the author’s influential papers in a number of areas of applied microeconomic theory. This invaluable volume contains a selection of both published and unpublished papers written over a period of thirty years and reveals Curtis Eaton’s profound economic insight and ability.

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Applied Microeconomic Theory presents a seminal collection of the author's influential papers in a number of areas of applied microeconomic theory. This invaluable volume contains a selection of both published and unpublished papers written over a period of thirty years and reveals Curtis Eaton's profound economic insight and ability.Topics covered include:





Strategic market structure. Beginning with Eaton's pioneering 1975 paper on pre-emption by product proliferation in a differentiated oligopoly and ending with his paper - in collaboration with Nicholas Schmitt - on the implications for market structure of flexible manufacturing published in 1995.
Efficiency wages, including two of the very earliest papers on the subject written in collaboration with William White.
Theory of price in both labour and output markets.
Collusive behavior, including a number of important papers written in collaboration with Mukesh Eswaran.