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Microeconomics, 18th
ST
Canadian Edition
UV
INSTRUCTOR’S
IA
SOLUTIONS
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AP
MANUAL
PR
Christopher T. S. Ragan
OV
Comprehensive Solutions Manual for Instructors
and Students
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9780137911479
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© Christopher T. S. Ragan. All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without
permission is prohibited.
, INSTRUCTOR’S SOLUTIONS
MANUAL
ST
UV
for
IA
Microeconomics
?_
Eighteenth Canadian Edition
AP
PR
Christopher T. S. Ragan
McGill University
OV
ED
Contents
Part One What Is Economics?
??
Chapter 1 Economic Issues and Concepts ......................................................2
Chapter 2 Economic Theories, Data, and Graphs .......................................13
Part Two An Introduction to Demand and Supply
Chapter 3 Demand, Supply, and Price ..........................................................25
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, 2 CHAPTER 1: ECONOMIC ISSUES AND CONCEPTS
Chapter 4 Elasticity ......................................................................................38
Chapter 5 Price Controls and Market Efficiency..........................................52
Part Three Consumers and Producers
Chapter 6 Consumer Behaviour ...................................................................62
Chapter 7 Producers in the Short Run ..........................................................79
Chapter 8 Producers in the Long Run ..........................................................92
ST
Part Four Market Structure and Efficiency
Chapter 9 Competitive Markets ..................................................................101
Chapter 10 Monopoly, Cartels, and Price Discrimination............................114
UV
Chapter 11 Imperfect Competition and Strategic Behaviour .......................128
Chapter 12 Economic Efficiency and Public Policy ....................................140
Part Five Factor Markets
Chapter 13 How Factor Markets Work ........................................................150
IA
Chapter 14 Labour Markets and Income Inequality .....................................162
Chapter 15 Interest Rates and the Capital Market ........................................174
Part Six Government in the Market Economy
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Chapter 16 Market Failures and Government Intervention ..........................182
Chapter 17 The Economics of Environmental Protection ............................195
Chapter 18 Taxation and Public Expenditure ...............................................207
Part Seven Canada in the Global Economy
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Chapter 19 The Gains from International Trade ..........................................217
Chapter 20 Trade Policy ...............................................................................227
PR
OV
ED
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Copyright © 2026 Pearson Canada Inc.
, CHAPTER 1: ECONOMIC ISSUES AND CONCEPTS 3
List of Boxes
Applying Economic Concepts
1-1 The High Opportunity Cost of Your University Degree 8
1-2 Economics Needs the Other Social Sciences 23
ST
2-1 Where Economists Work 32
2-2 Can Economists Design Controlled Experiments to Test Their Theories? 36
3-1 Demand and Supply Shocks Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic 66
3-2 Why Apples but Not iPhones? 74
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4-1 Who Really ―Pays‖ for Payroll Taxes? 95
5-1 Minimum Wages and Unemployment 107
5-2 The Debate over ―Price Gouging‖: Efficiency Versus Public Virtue 120
6-1 Rationality and Framing in Consumer Behaviour 134
IA
7-1 Is It Socially Responsible to Maximize Profits? 162
7-2 Three Examples of Diminishing Returns 171
7-3 The Digital World: When Diminishing Returns Disappear Altogether 177
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8-1 Is Canada Falling Behind? 196
8-2 Computers, the Internet, and the Productivity Paradox 198
9-1 Why Small Firms Are Price Takers 212
9-2 The Parable of the Seaside Inn 222
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10-1 Network Effects as Entry Barriers 245
13-1 Is Greater Immigration a Solution for ―Labour Shortages‖? 340
14-1 A Century of Legislated Discrimination of Indigenous Peoples 354
15-1 Inflation and Interest Rates 395
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15-2 Canada’s Housing Affordability Crisis 400
16-1 The World’s Endangered Fish 416
16-2 Used Cars and the Market for ―Lemons‖ 422
18-1 Using a UBI to Eliminate Poverty 486
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19-1 Two Examples of Absolute and Comparative Advantage 506
19-2 Comparative Advantage and Global Supply Chains 514
20-1 Tensions Between Supply Management and Freer Trade 538
Lessons from History
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4-1 Economic Development and Income Elasticities 97
8-1 Jacob Viner and the Clever Draftsman 193
9-1 What Do Whaling Ships and Oil Wells Have in Common? 230
10-1 Disruptive Technologies and Creative Destruction 247
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12-1 Are Amazon and Facebook the Standard Oil of the Twenty-First Century? 310
13-1 David Ricardo and ―Economic Rent‖ 337
20-1 Tariff Wars and the Stark Lessons from the Great Depression 532
20-2 Canadian Wine: A Free-Trade Success Story 545
Copyright © 2026 Pearson Canada Inc.
Microeconomics, 18th
ST
Canadian Edition
UV
INSTRUCTOR’S
IA
SOLUTIONS
?_
AP
MANUAL
PR
Christopher T. S. Ragan
OV
Comprehensive Solutions Manual for Instructors
and Students
ED
||| ||| || ||| || | || ||| | || ||| |
?
9780137911479
?
© Christopher T. S. Ragan. All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without
permission is prohibited.
, INSTRUCTOR’S SOLUTIONS
MANUAL
ST
UV
for
IA
Microeconomics
?_
Eighteenth Canadian Edition
AP
PR
Christopher T. S. Ragan
McGill University
OV
ED
Contents
Part One What Is Economics?
??
Chapter 1 Economic Issues and Concepts ......................................................2
Chapter 2 Economic Theories, Data, and Graphs .......................................13
Part Two An Introduction to Demand and Supply
Chapter 3 Demand, Supply, and Price ..........................................................25
Copyright © 2026 Pearson Canada Inc.
, 2 CHAPTER 1: ECONOMIC ISSUES AND CONCEPTS
Chapter 4 Elasticity ......................................................................................38
Chapter 5 Price Controls and Market Efficiency..........................................52
Part Three Consumers and Producers
Chapter 6 Consumer Behaviour ...................................................................62
Chapter 7 Producers in the Short Run ..........................................................79
Chapter 8 Producers in the Long Run ..........................................................92
ST
Part Four Market Structure and Efficiency
Chapter 9 Competitive Markets ..................................................................101
Chapter 10 Monopoly, Cartels, and Price Discrimination............................114
UV
Chapter 11 Imperfect Competition and Strategic Behaviour .......................128
Chapter 12 Economic Efficiency and Public Policy ....................................140
Part Five Factor Markets
Chapter 13 How Factor Markets Work ........................................................150
IA
Chapter 14 Labour Markets and Income Inequality .....................................162
Chapter 15 Interest Rates and the Capital Market ........................................174
Part Six Government in the Market Economy
?_
Chapter 16 Market Failures and Government Intervention ..........................182
Chapter 17 The Economics of Environmental Protection ............................195
Chapter 18 Taxation and Public Expenditure ...............................................207
Part Seven Canada in the Global Economy
AP
Chapter 19 The Gains from International Trade ..........................................217
Chapter 20 Trade Policy ...............................................................................227
PR
OV
ED
??
Copyright © 2026 Pearson Canada Inc.
, CHAPTER 1: ECONOMIC ISSUES AND CONCEPTS 3
List of Boxes
Applying Economic Concepts
1-1 The High Opportunity Cost of Your University Degree 8
1-2 Economics Needs the Other Social Sciences 23
ST
2-1 Where Economists Work 32
2-2 Can Economists Design Controlled Experiments to Test Their Theories? 36
3-1 Demand and Supply Shocks Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic 66
3-2 Why Apples but Not iPhones? 74
UV
4-1 Who Really ―Pays‖ for Payroll Taxes? 95
5-1 Minimum Wages and Unemployment 107
5-2 The Debate over ―Price Gouging‖: Efficiency Versus Public Virtue 120
6-1 Rationality and Framing in Consumer Behaviour 134
IA
7-1 Is It Socially Responsible to Maximize Profits? 162
7-2 Three Examples of Diminishing Returns 171
7-3 The Digital World: When Diminishing Returns Disappear Altogether 177
?_
8-1 Is Canada Falling Behind? 196
8-2 Computers, the Internet, and the Productivity Paradox 198
9-1 Why Small Firms Are Price Takers 212
9-2 The Parable of the Seaside Inn 222
AP
10-1 Network Effects as Entry Barriers 245
13-1 Is Greater Immigration a Solution for ―Labour Shortages‖? 340
14-1 A Century of Legislated Discrimination of Indigenous Peoples 354
15-1 Inflation and Interest Rates 395
PR
15-2 Canada’s Housing Affordability Crisis 400
16-1 The World’s Endangered Fish 416
16-2 Used Cars and the Market for ―Lemons‖ 422
18-1 Using a UBI to Eliminate Poverty 486
OV
19-1 Two Examples of Absolute and Comparative Advantage 506
19-2 Comparative Advantage and Global Supply Chains 514
20-1 Tensions Between Supply Management and Freer Trade 538
Lessons from History
ED
4-1 Economic Development and Income Elasticities 97
8-1 Jacob Viner and the Clever Draftsman 193
9-1 What Do Whaling Ships and Oil Wells Have in Common? 230
10-1 Disruptive Technologies and Creative Destruction 247
??
12-1 Are Amazon and Facebook the Standard Oil of the Twenty-First Century? 310
13-1 David Ricardo and ―Economic Rent‖ 337
20-1 Tariff Wars and the Stark Lessons from the Great Depression 532
20-2 Canadian Wine: A Free-Trade Success Story 545
Copyright © 2026 Pearson Canada Inc.
