Mastering Intermediate Microeconomics With Excel

I get to dive into countless books, and I must say, this one is an absolute delight. No need for any unnecessary delay, let me give you a sneak peek into what makes it so worthwhile. Are you ready? Let's jump right in with the introduction!Welcome to the second edition of this remarkable textbook, which has returned with a fresh face and exciting updates! Building upon the success of the first edition, published by Cambridge University Press in 2009, this edition takes the core concepts that made it exceptional and enhances them with new features and valuable content.In this edition, we have diligently refreshed all the screenshots, ensuring compatibility with the latest version of Excel, Excel 2019. By doing so, we offer you an up-to-date and practical learning experience. Real-world applications have also been updated, enriching your understanding of how economic principles are applied in today's dynamic environment.We have taken the opportunity to correct any typos and mistakes that might have slipped through in the first edition, ensuring a smoother reading experience. We believe in continuous improvement, and this edition reflects our commitment to delivering the highest quality material to our readersExcitingly, this edition introduces a brand-new chapter on rational addiction, shedding light on a fascinating aspect of economic theory. Additionally, we have included several fresh optimization problem examples, providing you with even more opportunities to refine your problem-solving skills.This book has always stood out from the crowd, and that remains true in this edition. From the outset, we have embraced a unique approach by integrating Microsoft Excel into the teaching of economic theory. This innovative approach allows you to develop sophisticated Excel skills alongside your understanding of economics-an invaluable advantage that sets this book apart from any other in the field. The use of Excel has driven a host of additional benefits. It compels us to present concrete, numerical problems, bridging the gap between theory and practical application. Moreover, Excel's Solver enables us to showcase numerical methods for solving optimization problems and equilibrium models-a feature that is unparalleled in any other textbook. By providing readily available numerical solutions, this book goes beyond the mainstream, elevating analytical methods that are often relegated to appendixes or overlooked altogether. Every problem is approached from two angles-once with Excel and once with equations, algebra, and, when necessary, calculus-offering a comprehensive learning experience that is truly one of a kind.We are thrilled to embark on this educational journey with you through the pages of this second edition. Prepare to discover the power of Excel in economics, unravel the mysteries of rational addiction, and embrace new optimization problem examples. Whether you are a student or a curious reader, we hope this textbook will not only expand your knowledge but also ignite your passion for the fascinating world of economics

This unique text uses Microsoft Excel® workbooks to instruct students. In addition to explaining fundamental concepts in microeconomic theory, readers acquire a great deal of sophisticated Excel skills and gain the practical mathematics needed to succeed in advanced courses. In addition to the innovative pedagogical approach, the book features explicitly repeated use of a single central methodology, the economic approach. Students learn how economists think and how to think like an economist. with concrete, numerical examples and novel, engaging applications, interest for readers remains high as live graphs and data respond to manipulation by the user. Finally, clear writing and active learning are features sure to appeal to modern practitioners and their students. The website accompanying the text is found at www.depauw.edu/learn/microexcel.

This unique text uses Microsoft Excel® workbooks to instruct students. In addition to explaining fundamental concepts in microeconomic theory, readers acquire a great deal of sophisticated Excel skills and gain the practical mathematics needed to succeed in advanced courses. In addition to the innovative pedagogical approach, the book features explicitly repeated use of a single central methodology, the economic approach. Students learn how economists think and how to think like an economist. With concrete, numerical examples and novel, engaging applications, interest for readers remains high as live graphs and data respond to manipulation by the user. Finally, clear writing and active learning are features sure to appeal to modern practitioners and their students. The website accompanying the text is found at www.depauw.edu/learn/microexcel.

For courses in Principles of Microeconomics and Intermediate Microeconomics. This text introduces students to the fundamental tools and techniques available in Microsoft Excel(tm) spreadsheet software. It presents applications that pertain to specific microeconomic topics enabling students to enhance their microeconomic analysis skills, while becoming proficient at Excel software. Students will learn through experience by following directions and creating example worksheets within each chapter. This book contains over 60 assignments pertaining to topics such as supply and demand, elasticity, market efficiency, public policy, and international trade.

Using Microsoft Excel, the market leading spreadsheet package, this book combines theory with modelling aspects and spreadsheet analysis. Microeconomics Using Excel provides students with the tools with which to better understand microeconomic analysis.It focuses on solving microeconomic problems by integrating economic theory, policy analysis and

If you're a manager or financial professional who must make the best possible decisions, Microsoft Excel may be the most powerful tool ever created for you. Now, there's a practical, easy to use guide to making the most of Excel in finance: Mastering Financial Mathematics with Excel. Author Alastair Day has spent 20 years building spreadsheets in a wide range of treasury and marketing roles: this book fully reflects his exceptional practical knowledge. Day begins with simple financial arithmetic, including interest calculations and cash flow analysis. Next, he walks through using Excel to analyze a wide range of financial instruments: fixed income products, bonds, floating rate securities, annuities, swaps, futures, forex, options, and more. You'll find easy-to-follow introductions to equity valuation, leasing decisions, even the fundamentals of statistics.

This unique text uses Microsoft Excel® workbooks to instruct students. In addition to explaining fundamental concepts in microeconomic theory, readers acquire a great deal of sophisticated Excel skills and gain the practical mathematics needed to succeed in advanced courses. In addition to the innovative pedagogical approach, the book features explicitly repeated use of a single central methodology, the economic approach. Students learn how economists think and how to think like an economist. With concrete, numerical examples and novel, engaging applications, interest for readers remains high as live graphs and data respond to manipulation by the user. Finally, clear writing and active learning are features sure to appeal to modern practitioners and their students. The website accompanying the text is found at www.depauw.edu/learn/microexcel.

This book looks at a number of topics in economic education, presenting multiple perspectives from those in the field to anyone interested in teaching economics. Using anecdotes, classroom experiments and surveys, the contributing authors show that, with some different or new techniques, teaching economics can be more engaging for students and help them better retain what they learned. Chapters cover a wide range of approaches to teaching economics, from interactive approaches such as utilizing video games and Econ Beats, to more rigorous examinations of government policies, market outcomes and exploring case studies from specific courses. Many of the chapters incorporate game theory and provide worked out examples of games designed to help students with intuitive retention of the material, and these games can be replicated in any economics classroom. While the exercises are geared towards college-level economics students, instructors can draw inspiration for course lectures from the various approaches taken here and utilize them at any level of teaching. This book will be very useful to instructors in economics interested in bringing innovative teaching methods into the classroom.