Economics

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1581 g

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7th ed. rev. International Student Edition.

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Cengage Learning

Beschreibung

Offering a unique blend of solid theoretical content and student accessibility, this text: 1) covers all the basics of macroeconomics and microeconomics, 2) gives students a clear idea of how economists think about the world, 3) stresses the key concepts in economics, and 4) is extremely rich in intriguing applications that convey the prevalence of economics in everyday life. Many principles instructors are constantly challenged with the goal of getting students excited about realization that economics iseverywhere! Arnold has taken this to another level. He is so passionate about touching his students that he felt the need to write aprinciples book that is dedicated to opening the science of economics through the pictures and applications of our lives. Arnold isconsidered the most innovative author in this market to meet the fast pace interests of both instructors and students. His five themes ofTheory and Model building, Key Concepts, Primary and Secondary Consequences, Real-World Applications, and the idea that Economics isabout gifts, exchanges, and transfers, set the tone for a teaching text that is extremely approachable by instructors and students.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AN INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS. Part 1: ECONOMICS: THE SCIENCE OF SCARCITY. 1. What Economics is About. Appendix A: Working with Diagrams. Appendix B: Should You Major in Economics? 2. Economic Activities: Producing and Trading. 3. Supply and Demand: Theory. 4. Supply and Demand: Practice. Economics in Perspective: Musical Notes, Economic Notes. MACROECONOMICS. Part 2: MACROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS. 5. Macroeconomic Measurements, Part I: Prices and Unemployment. 6. Macroeconomic Measurements, Part II: GDP and Real GDP. Economics in Perspective: The Stories Behind the Numbers. Part 3: MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, INSTABILITY, ANDFISCAL POLICY. 7. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply. 8. The Self-Regulating Economy. 9. Economic Instability: A Critique of the Self-Regulating Economy. 10. The Federal Budget and Fiscal Policy. Part 4: MONEY, THE ECONOMY, AND MONETARY POLICY. 11. Money and Banking. 12. The Federal Reserve System. 13. Money and the Economy. 14. Monetary Policy. Part 5: EXPECTATIONS AND GROWTH. 15. Expectations Theory and the Economy. 16. Economic Growth: Resources, Technology, and Ideas. Economics in Perspective: Debates in Macroeconomics. MICROECONOMICS. Part 6: MICROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS. 17. Elasticity. 18. Consumer Choice: Maximizing Utility and Behavioral Economics. Appendix C: Budget Constraint and Indifference Curve Analysis. 19. The Firm. 20. Production and Costs. Part 7: PRODUCT MARKET AND POLICIES. 21. Perfect Competition. 22. Monopoly. 23. Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly, and Game Theory. 24. Government and Product Markets: Antitrust and Regulation. Part 8: FACTOR MARKETS AND RELATED ISSUES. 25. Factor Markets: With Emphasis on the Labor Market. 26. Wages, Unions, and Labor. 27. The Distribution of Income and Poverty. 28. Interest, Rent, and Profit. Part 9: MARKET FAILURE AND PUBLIC CHOICE. 29. Market Failure: Externalities, Public Goods, and AsymmetricInformation. 30. Public Choice: Economic Theory Applied to Politics. THE WORLD ECONOMY. Part 10: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: THEORY ANDPOLICY. 32. International Trade. 33. International Finance.

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