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Selected Works

Robert L Sexton

Economic education

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Cross-Price Elasticity And Income Elasticity Of Demand: Are Your Students Confused?, Philip E. Graves, Robert L. Sexton Dec 2008

Cross-Price Elasticity And Income Elasticity Of Demand: Are Your Students Confused?, Philip E. Graves, Robert L. Sexton

Robert L Sexton

The authors demonstrate that most textbooks are ambiguous at best in their treatment of cross-price elasticity and income elasticity of demand. There is also no discussion of what initiates a price increase in discussions of substitutes and complements in the textbooks examined. The authors offer a remedy for these deficiencies.


Cross-Price Elasticity And Income Elasticity Of Demand: Are Your Students Confused?, Philip E. Graves, Robert L. Sexton Dec 2008

Cross-Price Elasticity And Income Elasticity Of Demand: Are Your Students Confused?, Philip E. Graves, Robert L. Sexton

Robert L Sexton

The authors demonstrate that most textbooks are ambiguous at best in their treatment of cross-price elasticity and income elasticity of demand. There is also no discussion of what initiates a price increase in discussions of substitutes and complements in the textbooks examined. The authors offer a remedy for these deficiencies.


The Short-And Long-Run Marginal Cost Curve: A Pedagogical Note, Robert L. Sexton, Philip E. Graves, Dwight R. Lee Dec 1992

The Short-And Long-Run Marginal Cost Curve: A Pedagogical Note, Robert L. Sexton, Philip E. Graves, Dwight R. Lee

Robert L Sexton

There is no abstract for this brief contribution.


The Short-And Long-Run Marginal Cost Curve: A Pedagogical Note, Robert L. Sexton, Philip E. Graves, Dwight R. Lee Dec 1992

The Short-And Long-Run Marginal Cost Curve: A Pedagogical Note, Robert L. Sexton, Philip E. Graves, Dwight R. Lee

Robert L Sexton

There is no abstract for this brief contribution.