ISE Microeconomics

Cambell R. McConnell earned his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa after receiving degrees from Cornell College and the University of Illinois. He taught at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1953 until his retirement in 1990. He was also coauthor of Contemporary Labor Economics and Essentials of Economics. He was a recipient of both the University of Nebraska Distinguished Teaching Award and the James A. Lake Academic Freedom Award and served as president of the Midwest Economics Association. Professor McConnell was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Cornell College in 1973 and received its Distinguished Achievement Award in 1994. He was also a jazz expert and aficionado until his passing in 2019. Stanley L. Brue did his undergraduate work at Augustana College (South Dakota) and received its Distinguished Achievement Award in 1991. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is retired from a long career at Pacific Lutheran University, where he was honored as a recipient of the Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award. Professor Brue has also received the national Leavey Award for excellence in economics education. He has served as national president and chair of the Board of Trustees of Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honorary. He is coauthor of Economic Scenes, fifth edition (Prentice-Hall); Contemporary Labor Economics, twelfth edition; Essentials of Economics, fourth edition and The Evolution of Economic Thought, eighth edition (Cengage Learning). For relaxation, he enjoys international travel, attending sporting events, and going on fishing trips. Sean M. Flynn did his undergraduate work at the University of Southern California before completing his Ph.D. at U.C. Berkeley, where he served as the Head Graduate Student Instructor for the Department of Economics after receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award. He teaches at Scripps College (of the Claremont Colleges) and is the author of Economics for Dummies, third edition (Wiley); Essentials of Economics, fourth edition; and The Cure That Works: How to Have the World’s Best Healthcare—at a Quarter of the Price (Regnery). His research interests include behavioral finance, behavioral economics, and health care economics. An accomplished martial artist, Sean has coached five of his students to national championships and is the author of Understanding Shodokan Aikido. Other hobbies include running, traveling, and cooking.

 1. Limits, Alternatives, and Choices
 2. The Market System and the Circular Flow
 3. Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium
 4. Market Failures Caused by Externalities & Asymmetric Information
 5. Public Goods, Public Choice, and Government Failure
 6. Elasticity
 7. Utility Maximization
 8. Behavioral Economics
 9. Businesses and the Costs of Production
10. Pure Competition in the Short Run
11. Pure Competition in the Long Run
12. Pure Monopoly
13. Monopolistic Competition 
14. Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior
15. Technology, R&D, and Efficiency 
16. The Demand for Resources
17. Wage Determination
18. Rent, Interest, and Profit
19. Natural Resource and Energy Economics
20. Public Finance: Expenditures and Taxes
21. Antitrust Policy and Regulation
22. Agriculture: Economics and Policy
23. Income Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination
24. Health Care
25. Immigration
26. International Trade
27. The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits
28. The Economics of Developing Countries