哈佛大学MILLER教授为MWG写的高微笔记 (2).pdfVIP

Chapter 2 Consumer Theory Basics Recall that the goal of economic theory is to account for behavior based on the assumption that actors have stable preferences, attempt to do as well as possible given those preferences and the constraints placed on their resources, and that changes in behavior are due to changes in these constraints. In this section, we use this approach to develop a theory of consumer behavior based on the simplest assumptions possible. Along the way, we develop the tool of comparative statics analysis, which attempts to cha