The Complete Idiot's Guide to Economics, 2nd Edition

by Gorman, MBA, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781592579815
• ISBN10: 1592579817
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-04
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

Dollars and sense.

For both general readers and students, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Economics, Second Edition clearly explains macroeconomics and microeconomics, covering the dynamics of the markets, consumer behavior, business, budgets and taxation, recession and expansion, unemployment and inflation, fiscal policy, and international trade. This user-friendly second edition also discusses depression, wartime economics, and situational economics such as healthcare and energy.

- With the economy topping the headlines every day, the timing is right for a second edition

- Will appeal to anyone getting an MBA or taking economics courses, as well as general readers who want to learn about economics in terms they can understand

Author Biography

Tom Gorman is a business book author and collaborator. He holds an MBA from NYU and is former director of editorial services at DRI/McGraw-Hill, where he edited the monthly Forecast of the US Economy. He’s the author or editor of hundreds of articles, analyses, white papers, and speeches and the author of the DRI chief economist’s statement before the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, along with The Complete Idiot’s Guide to MBA Basics, Second Edition, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Economics.