<p>Textbooks:</p>

<ul>
<li>Mas-Colell, Whinston, and Green (1995). Microeconomic Theory. <strong>Chapter 5</strong></li>
<li>Geoffrey Reny. Advanced Microeconomic Theory, 3rd edition. <strong>Chapter 3</strong></li>
<li><p>Kreps (1990). A Course in Microeconomic Theory. <strong>Chapter 7</strong></p></li>
<li><p>Varian (1992). Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd edition. <strong>Chapter 5</strong></p></li>
</ul>

<p>Lecture notes: I think undergraduate notes are more useful on this respect. For instance:</p>

<ul>
<li>Chapter 6 to Chapter 8 <a href="https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-01-principles-of-microeconomics-fall-2007/lecture-notes/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</li>
<li>Set 6 and 7 <a href="https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-04-intermediate-microeconomic-theory-fall-2006/syllabus/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> (go to downloads to get slides).</li>
</ul>

<p>In my experience, graduate notes deal with deeper issues. For instance <a href="https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-121-microeconomic-theory-i-fall-2015/lecture-slides/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>, <a href="https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-03-microeconomic-theory-and-public-policy-fall-2016/lecture-notes/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>, or <a href="https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-121-microeconomic-theory-i-fall-2005/syllabus/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> one dig much deeper, skipping SR/LR cost functions altogether.</p>

<p>In any case, here Google is your friend. The trick (imo) is to add "pdf" to the search, to get lecture slides. For example: </p>

<p><a href="http://google.com/#q=microeconomics+cost+function+short+run+long+run+pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://google.com/#q=microeconomics+cost+function+short+run+long+run+pdf</a></p>

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<p>In undergrad econ we learned that it would cost a firm more money to increase its production in short term than in long term. </p>

<p>MWG does not seem to cover this topic. I need a Graduate level texts/notes/papers that cover the Short Run and Long Run Costs of firms' production (or supply curve).</p>

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Graduate level texts/notes that cover the Short Run and Long Run Costs of firms' production
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# Graduate level texts/notes that cover the Short Run and Long Run Costs of firms' production

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-02)

In undergrad econ we learned that it would cost a firm more money to increase its production in short term than in long term.

MWG does not seem to cover this topic. I need a Graduate level texts/notes/papers that cover the Short Run and Long Run Costs of firms' production (or supply curve).

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-07-02. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Textbooks:

* Mas-Colell, Whinston, and Green (1995). Microeconomic Theory. **Chapter 5**
* Geoffrey Reny. Advanced Microeconomic Theory, 3rd edition. **Chapter 3**
* Kreps (1990). A Course in Microeconomic Theory. **Chapter 7**
* Varian (1992). Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd edition. **Chapter 5**

Lecture notes: I think undergraduate notes are more useful on this respect. For instance:

* Chapter 6 to Chapter 8 [here](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-01-principles-of-microeconomics-fall-2007/lecture-notes/).
* Set 6 and 7 [here](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-04-intermediate-microeconomic-theory-fall-2006/syllabus/) (go to downloads to get slides).

In my experience, graduate notes deal with deeper issues. For instance [this](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-121-microeconomic-theory-i-fall-2015/lecture-slides/), [this](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-03-microeconomic-theory-and-public-policy-fall-2016/lecture-notes/), or [this](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-121-microeconomic-theory-i-fall-2005/syllabus/) one dig much deeper, skipping SR/LR cost functions altogether.

In any case, here Google is your friend. The trick (imo) is to add "pdf" to the search, to get lecture slides. For example:

<http://google.com/#q=microeconomics+cost+function+short+run+long+run+pdf>


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