From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmicroeconomicsmi‧cro‧ec‧o‧nom‧ics /ˌmaɪkrəʊekəˈnɒmɪks, -iːkə- $ -kroʊekəˈnɑː-, -iːkə-/ noun [uncountable] the study of small economic systems that are part of national or international systems → macroeconomics —microeconomic adjective
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microeconomics• Explain the distinction between microeconomics and macroeconomics.• We started this chapter by describing microeconomics as tile complex study of mundane questions like whether to buy another can of tuna.• Are they rational decision-makers of the kind proposed in microeconomics and Game Theory?• The article caused a rethink in microeconomics, a rethink that is still going on.• Take the rationality assumptions of microeconomics or of Morgenthau's Realism, for instance.• After the important context of this macroeconomic study of sport, the rest of the book looks at the microeconomics of sport.• We have looked at some of the key principles that underlie microeconomics.• For this reason, we started the book with microeconomics and only now turn to the study of macroeconomics.From Longman Business Dictionarymicroeconomicsmi‧cro‧ec‧o‧nom‧ics /ˌmaɪkrəʊiːkəˈnɒmɪks, -ekə- -kroʊiːkəˈnɑː-/ noun [uncountable]ECONOMICS the study of a part of the economy, such as the operations of one company or personMicroeconomics focuses on the small-scale, individual decisions of households and businesses. → compare macroeconomics —microeconomic adjectivea microeconomic analysis 