by David F. Spigelman (Author)
"Intermediate Microeconomics: Principles and Practices is a text/study guide aimed at the intermediate college student level. It emphasizes a problem solving approach intended to develop critical thinking and economic reasoning skills. The text takes a graphical and mathematical approach to understanding economic theory and applications of the theory. A mathematical appendix is included to help students review the needed mathematical tools of analysis. The author earned MA and PhD degrees in economics from Stanford University. He has had a varied career including stints as an economist at the Federal Reserve, as an investment banker and trader of derivatives, bonds and foreign exchange, as an investment strategist and as a lecturer in economics and finance at the University of Miami. He is married with three children and lives in the greater Miami area.
Author Biography
The author earned MA and PhD degrees in economics from Stanford University. He has had a varied career including stints as an economist at the Federal Reserve, as an investment banker and trader of derivatives, bonds and foreign exchange, as an investment strategist and as a lecturer in economics and finance at the University of Miami. He is married with three children and lives in the greater Miami area.