06145cam a2200781 i 4500 ocn869367744 OCoLC 20171031125540.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 140127s2014 enk o 001 0 eng 2014003281 9781118627914 (ePub) 1118627911 (ePub) 9781118628133 (Adobe PDF) 1118628136 (Adobe PDF) 9781118627877 (cloth) 9781118627990 1118627997 1306840902 (ebk) 9781306840903 (ebk) 1118627873 NZ1 15921624 DEBSZ 43169723X DEBBG BV041984524 GBVCP 814287808 DEBBG BV043396502 (OCoLC)869367744 (OCoLC)881028706 (OCoLC)881162186 (OCoLC)961617956 (OCoLC)962635123 615341 MIL DLC eng rda DLC N$T DG1 YDXCP IDEBK CDX RECBK EBLCP E7B OSU DEBSZ DEBBG pcc mm----- MAIN HC31 BUS 069000 bisacsh BUS 055000 bisacsh 330.937 23 Jones, Donald W. Economic theory and the ancient Mediterranean / Donald W. Jones. [electronic resource] Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014. 1 online resource. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Rationale; Organization; Method; Reader Outcomes; Themes; Relevance and Applicability; References; Notes; Chapter 1 Production; 1.1 The Production Function; 1.2 The ""Law'' of Variable Proportions; 1.3 Substitution; 1.4 Measuring Substitution; 1.5 Specific ""Functional Forms'' for Production Functions; 1.6 Attributing Products to Inputs: Distributing Income from Production; 1.7 Efficiency and the Choice of How to Produce; 1.8 Predictions of Production Theory 1: Input Price Changes. 1.9 Predictions of Production Theory 2: Technological Changes1.10 Stocks and Flows; 1.11 The Distribution of Income; 1.12 Production Functions in Achaemenid Babylonia; References; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 2 Cost and Supply; 2.1 The Cost Function; 2.2 Short Run and Long Run; 2.3 The Relationship between Cost and Production; 2.4 Producers' Objectives; 2.5 Supply Curves; 2.6 Demands for Factors of Production; 2.7 Factor Costs in General: Wages and Rents; 2.8 Allocation of Factors across Activities; 2.9 Organizing Production: The Firm; 2.10 A More General Treatment of Cost Functions. 2.11 The Economics of Mycenaean Vases, I: Supply and Cost2.12 Accounting for Apparent Cost Changes in Minoan Pottery; 2.13 Production in an Entire Economy: The Production Possibilities Frontier; References; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 3 Consumption; 3.1 Rationality of the Consumer; 3.2 The Budget; 3.3 Utility and Indifference Curves; 3.4 Demand; 3.5 Demand Elasticities; 3.6 Aggregate Demand; 3.7 Evaluating Changes in Wellbeing; 3.8 Price and Consumption Indexes; 3.9 Intertemporal Choice; 3.10 Durable Goods and Discrete Choice; 3.11 Variety and Differentiated Goods. 3.12 Value of Time and Household Production3.13 Risk, Risk Aversion, and Expected Utility; 3.14 Irrational Behavior; 3.15 Fixed Prices; 3.16 Applying Demand Concepts: Relationships between Housing Consumption, Housing Prices, and Incomes in Pompeii; 3.17 The Economics of Mycenaean Vases, II: Demand; References; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 4 Industry Structure and the Types of Competition; 4.1 Perfect Competition; 4.2 Competitive Equilibrium; 4.3 Monopoly; 4.4 Oligopoly; 4.5 Monopolistic Competition; 4.6 Contestable Markets; 4.7 Buyer's Power: Monopsony. 4.8 The Economics of Mycenaean Vases, III: Industry Structure4.9 Ancient Monopoly and Oligopoly: Religion and Foreign Trade; References; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 5 General Equilibrium; 5.1 General Equilibrium as a Fact and as a Model; 5.1.1 The facts; 5.1.2 The models; 5.1.3 The questions; 5.2 The Walrasian Model; 5.3 Exchange; 5.4 The Two-Sector Model; 5.4.1 The basics with the Lerner-Pearce diagram; 5.4.2 Growth in factor supplies; 5.4.3 Technical change; 5.5 Existence and Uniqueness of Equilibrium; 5.6 Computable General Equilibrium Models; References; Suggested Readings; Notes. Economic Theory and the Ancient Mediterranean presents a comprehensive introduction to the application of contemporary economic theory to the ancient societies of the Mediterranean Sea from the period of 5000 BCE to 400 CE. Offers an accessible presentation of modern economic theory and its relationships to ancient societiesPresents innovative expositions and applications of economic theory to issues in antiquity not often found in the literatureFeatures insightful discussions of the relevance of contemporary economic models to various situations in antiq... . Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. Econometrics. Mediterranean Region History To 476. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General bisacsh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference bisacsh Econometrics. Mediterranean Region Economic conditions. Mediterranean Region History To 476. Mediterranean Region Economic conditions. Electronic books. Electronic books. local Electronic books. Print version: Jones, Donald W. Economic theory and the ancient Mediterranean Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014 9781118627877 (DLC) 2014001157 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118627990 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 207234 207234