THE EXPLORATION OF ECONOMICS, 5e, International Edition, is not a traditionalencyclopedic text filled with technical details. Rather, it is an engaging, modern, "back-to-basics" book designed to promote economic literacy and help students appreciate how economics affects their everyday lives. This reader-friendly text includes innovative learning tools, a visually appealing design, andcaptivating content to encourage students to read the chapters eagerly and help them master the material more easily. In addition, a comprehensive study guide included with every copy helps students reinforce their learning and better prepare for course assignments and exams. Packed with examples from current events and pop culture, THE EXPLORATION OF ECONOMICS, 5e, International Edition succeeds like no other text in making economics less intimidating and achieving the author's primary goal: conveying the real-world relevance of economicsand inspiring in students the same excitement he felt when taking his first economics class. INDICE: Part I INTRODUCTION. 1 The Role and Method of Economics. Appendix:Working With Graphs. 2 The Economic Way of Thinking. 3 Scarcity and the Economizing Problem. Part II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 4 Supply and Demand. 5 Bringing Supply and Demand Together. 6 Elasticities. Part III MARKET EFFCIENCY, MARKET FAILURE AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR. 7 Market Efficiency and Welfare. 8 Market Failure. 9 Public Sector and Public Choice. Part IV HOUSEHOLDS AND MARKET STRUCTURE. 10 Consumer's Choice. Appendix: Indifference Curve Analysis. 11 The Firm: Production and Costs. 12 Firms in Perfectly Competitive Markets. 13 Monopoly and Antitrust. 14 Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation. 15 Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior. Part V INPUT MARKETS AND MICROECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES. 16 The Markets for Labor, Capital and Land. 17 Income and Poverty. 18 The Environment. 19 Health Care. Part VI MACROECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS. 20 Introduction to Macroeconomics: Unemployment, Inflation and Economic Fluctuations. 21 Measuring a Nation's Production, Income and Spending. 22 Economic Growth in The Global Economy. 23 Financial Markets, Saving and Investment. 24 Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand. 25 The Aggregate Expenditure Model. Part VII MACROECONOMIC POLICY. 26 Fiscal Policy and the Federal Deficit. 27 Money, Banks and the Federal Reserve System. 28 Monetary Policy. 29 Issues in Macroeconomic Theory and Policy. Part VIII THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. 30 Comparative Advantage and International Trade. 31 Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments.
- ISBN: 978-0-538-75189-6
- Editorial: South Western College
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 1024
- Fecha Publicación: 23/05/2010
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- Idioma: Inglés