Microeconomics: Principles, Applications and Tools (9th Edition) – eBook

About The Author

Arthur O'Sullivan

Dr. Arthur O’Sullivan is a professor of economics at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. After receiving his B.S. in economics at the University of Oregon, Arthur spent two years in the Peace Corps, working with city planners in the Philippines. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University in 1981 and has taught at the University of California, Davis, and Oregon State University, winning teaching awards at both schools. He is also the author of the best-selling ebook Urban Economics, currently in its 7th edition.

Arthur’s research explores economic issues concerning environmental protection, urban land use, and public policy. His articles have appeared in many economics journals, including the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, National Tax Journal, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, and Journal of Law and Economics.

Dr. Arthur lives with his family in Portland, Oregon. For recreation, he enjoys kiteboarding, hiking, and squash.

Stephen Perez

Dr. Stephen J. Perez is a professor of economics and NCAA faculty athletics representative at California State University, Sacramento. After receiving his B.A. in economics at the University of California, San Diego, he was awarded his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Davis, in 1994. Dr. Perez taught economics at Virginia Commonwealth University and Washington State University before coming to California State University, Sacramento, in 2001. He teaches macroeconomics at all levels as well as sports economics, labor economics, econometrics, and mathematics for economists.

Stephen's research explores most macroeconomic topics. In particular, Dr. Perez is interested in evaluating the ability of econometric techniques to discover the truth, issues of causality in macroeconomics, and sports economics. His articles have appeared in many economics journals, including the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics; Econometrics Journal; Economics Letters; Journal of Monetary Economics; Public Finance and Management; Journal of Economics and Business; Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking; Applied Economics; Journal of Economic Methodology; and Journal of Macroeconomics.

Steven Sheffrin

Professor Steven M. Sheffrin is professor of economics and executive director of the Murphy Institute at Tulane University. Prior to joining Tulane in 2010, he was a faculty member at the University of California, Davis, and served as department chairman of economics and dean of social sciences. Sheffrin has been a visiting professor at Oxford University, London School of Economics, Princeton University, and Nanyang Technological University, and has served as a financial economist with the Office of Tax Analysis of the United States Department of the Treasury. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Steven is the author of over ten ebooks and monographs and over a hundred articles in the fields of public finance, macroeconomics, and international economics. His most recent books include Rational Expectations (2nd edition) and Property Taxes and Tax Revolts: The Legacy of Proposition 13 (with Arthur O’Sullivan and Terri Sexton).

Steven has taught public finance and macroeconomics at all levels, from general introduction to principles classes (enrollments of 400) to graduate classes for doctoral students. He is the recipient of the Thomas Mayer Distinguished Teaching Award in economics.

Dr. Sheffrin lives with his wife Anjali (also an economist) in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has 2 daughters who have studied economics. In addition to a passion for travel and current affairs, he plays a tough game of tennis.