This Middle East adaptation of the sixth edition of N. Gregory Mankiw's Principles of Economics includes dedicated case studies, news articles and featuresfocussed specifically on the Middle East, integrated throughout the book. Thefeatures and content which made the US edition of the text so successful havebeen retained, including: - The classic ten principles approach to economics - introduced in Chapter One and then referred to throughout the book designed to help build a framework for understanding - The rigour necessary to help learners develop the confidence to think like economists Principles of Economics: Middle East Edition is essential reading for all students taking introductory economics modules on undergraduate courses throughout the Middle East and will be of interest to students from the Middle East studying in other parts of the world. It is also ideal for use with the economics component of MBA courses. INDICE: Table of contents for Middle East edition: Part I Introduction 1 Ten Principles of Economics 2 Thinking Like an Economist 3 Interdependence and the Gains from Trade Part II How Markets Work 4 The Market Forces of Supply and Demand 5 Elasticity and Its Application 6 Supply, Demand, and Government Policies Part III Markets and Welfare 7 Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets 8 Application: The Costs of Taxation 9 Application: International Trade Part IV The Economics of the Public Sector 10 Externalities 11 Public Goods and Common Resources 12 The Design of the Tax System Part V Firm Behavior and the Organization of Industry 13 The Costs of Production 14 Firms in Competitive Markets 15 Monopoly 16 Monopolistic Competition 17 Oligopoly Part VI The Economics of Labor Market 18 The Markets for the Factors of Production 19 Earnings and Discrimination 20 Income Inequality and Poverty Part VII Topics for Further Study 21 The Theory of Consumer Choice 22 Frontiers of Microeconomics Part VIII The Data of Macroeconomics 23 Measuring a Nation's Income 24 Measuring the Cost of Living Part IX The Real Economy in the Long Run 25 Production and Growth 26 Saving, Investment, and the Financial System 27 The Basic Tools ofFinance 28 Islamic Finance 29 Unemployment Part X Money and Prices in the Long Run 30 The Monetary System 31 Money Growth and Inflation Part XI The Macroeconomics of Open Economies 32 Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts 33 A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy Part XII Short-Run Economic Fluctuations 34 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply 35 The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand 36 The Short-Run Trade-off between Inflationand Unemployment Part XIII Final Thoughts 37 Six Debates over Macroeconomic Policy
- ISBN: 978-1-408-04857-3
- Editorial: Cengage Learning EMEA
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 250
- Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés