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The Standard Model of the Household — Microfoundations of Consumer Behavior

      https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812779632_0002Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
      Abstract:

      The following sections are included:

      • In Pursuit of Happiness

      • Utility: The Economics Profession's Name for Happiness

      • Total Utility and Marginal Utility: What Goes Up Must Come Down

      • Utility Maximization

        • Indifference curves

        • Budget constraint

        • Consumer equilibrium

        • Effect of a change in income

        • Effect of a change in price

        • Demand and supply curves

      • An Efficient Market — The Invisible Hand Adjustment

      • Conclusion

      • Bibliography