IIMA: Why I Am Paying More

IIMA: Why I Am Paying More  (English, Paperback, Deodhar Satish Y.)

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    • Language: English
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Publisher: Random House, India
    • Genre: Business & Economics
    • ISBN: 9788184004052, 8184004052
    • Pages: 272
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    Most of us today feel a pinch in our pockets every time we make a purchase. Why Am I Paying More is a book that help one understand this concept from a business point of view and from the point of view of Economics.

    Summary of the Book

    We go to a shop to buy a dress and wonder why there is a discount on rates every time there is an occasion. This book helps you understand why that is so by explaining the simple concept of demand and supply which is a basic and important part of economics. This book is crucial for business management students and for those who are studying economics. The book has illustrative and interactive examples to make it easier to understand for the reader. 

    About the Author

    Satish Y. Deodhar is a professor of economics. He has won the Outstanding PhD Dissertation award. He has worked on competitive market structures, agricultural trade and food quality issues. He is currently the Chairperson in the Economics area.

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    • Random Business
    Publication Year
    • September
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    • Satish Y. Deodhar teaches economics at IIMA. He has not only worked on imperfectly competitive market structures, agricultural trade, WTO, and food quality issues, but has also conducted consulting projects for Indian Bank, ministry of food processing industry and the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
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    5

    Excellent guide to Microeconomics

    Although, I was not a huge fan of microeconomics, I bought this book simply because of the author (I loved his other book 'Day to Day Economics'.

    While this book is not as elementary as the previous book (not as breezy a read), it certainly brought out the beauty of Microeconomics well and made me a fan. Topics like Supply-Demand, Price Theory, Surplus, Perfect Competition, Monopolistic Competition, Oligarchies etc were covered in a fair amount of detail with plenty of mathematical relations...
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    Pratik Chandak

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    Mar, 2014

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    Interesting, but slightly complicated.

    A good read for aspiring management students. The book is very well written, but it may not be easy to understand the concepts elaborated in the book without having some prior economics or mathematics background.

    The other book written by the same author, 'Day to Day Economics' is comparatively much more generic in nature, but this one is much more focused towards micro-economics concepts.

    Overall, the book requires patience for getting a grasp of the interesting theories and concepts. Th...
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    Aabir Chatterjee

    Apr, 2014

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    Could have been better.

    Book starts with concepts like demand and supply, marginal utility, marginal product which are very well explained. Being a novice in economics it got a bit confusing because the examples couldn't do justice with theory being explained. All in all it is a decent book to acquaint yourself with fundamental concepts of microeconomics. One thing is definitely true about this book if read cover to cover properly, everyday jargon of economics wont be a hassle. It'll get pretty easy to relate the te...
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    Nikhil Soni

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    May, 2014

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    Must buy!

    This book is too good for understanding the basic economics. Although page quality is not too good , if page quality would be batter it increase the interest of the reader . All over book is easily understable.
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    Vandana Joshi

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    Jun, 2022

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    5

    Common man bible

    Best defined theories which will make even a lay man understand what price theory and market structure is all about.
    This book should be owned by everyone to understand why a common man needs to pay more on what ever is been purchased. Well written book.
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    Sivakumar.S

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    Feb, 2014

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    5

    Awesome

    Great book.
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    Rajeev Bothra

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    Aug, 2017

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    5

    Perfect product!

    Nice book
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    pranav rai

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    Feb, 2017

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    5

    Amazing book

    Leaves you jealous that such amazing faculty are teaching at iim A and you aren't there to learn from them. Simple yet so useful.
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    A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.

    Whether you are in business or nor, this is a must have. Whether you have a background in economics or not, this is accessible and informative. I don't see why any literate person would not want to read this.
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    Abhishek Thakur

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    Mar, 2016

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    Nice Book for freshers

    Decent stuff. Generates your interest in the subject and excite you to learn more. Filled with some real life examples from Indian industries.
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    Abhijeet

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    Sep, 2015

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