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Microeconomics for Public Managers

ISBN: 978-1-405-12543-7

November 2008

Wiley-Blackwell

448 pages

Description
Microeconomics for Public Managers presents a rigorous non-mathematical introduction to the study of microeconomics geared towards managers of nonprofit institutions.
  • Provides an introduction to the economist’s toolkit for students destined for not-for-profit enterprises and public institutions
  • Topics are selected for their relevance to the non-profit sector, enabling key issues to be covered in greater depth than standard microeconomic textbooks
  • Pertinent case studies and cost-benefit analysis are utilized throughout
  • Features end-of chapter problem sets and study questions
  • Describes economic decision-making applicable to non-profit managers
  • Accompanying website with instructor materials is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/keating

About the Author
Barry P. Keating teaches Non-profit Management, Managerial Economics, and Forecasting to undergraduate and graduate classes at the University of Notre Dame. He conducts business forecasting seminars internationally for corporate professionals. He is also a Heritage Foundation Salvatori Fellow.

Maryann O. Keating teaches Principles of Economics, Graduate Survey of Economics, and Public Finance at Indiana University South Bend. They have three adult children and live in South Bend, Indiana.

Features
•   Provides an introduction to the economist's toolkit for students destined for not-for-profit enterprises and public institutions

•   Over 40 applications are presented based on current administrative issues and research

•   Topics are selected for their relevance to the non-profit sector, enabling key issues to be covered in greater depth than standard microeconomic texts

•   Pertinent case studies and cost-benefit analysis

•   Each chapter features end-of chapter problem sets, study questions, and concluding notes or learning objectives

•   Describes economic decision-making applicable to non-profit managers

•   Streamlined organization - Four parts that use a traditional microeconomic framework