ECON for Microeconomics (with Premium Web Site Printed Access Card)

by McEachern, William A.

• ISBN13: 9780324587388
• ISBN10: 0324587384
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-26
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

ECON FOR MICROECONOMICS, a unique book for your principles of microeconomics course, began with YOU. We asked you, the students, through conversations, focus groups, surveys, and interviews, how you learn best. Based on your answers and on input from faculty, we took your suggestions -- online graphing practice, quizzing and review cards -- and built it into the most innovative approach to teaching and learning principles of microeconomics today. This student-tested, faculty-approved streamlined text and suite of multimedia learning aids is designed to accommodate the busy and diverse lifestyles of today’s learners. With ECON FOR MICROECONOMICS, you’ll find everything you need to prepare efficiently and succeed in your principles of microeconomics course.

Table of Contents

Introduction To Economics

The Art and Science of Economic Analysis

Economic Tools and Economic Systems

Economic Decision Makers

Demand, Supply, and Markets

Introduction to the Market System

Elasticity of Demand and Supply

Consumer Choice and Demand

Production and Cost in the Firm

Market Structure and Pricing

Perfect Competition

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly

Resource Markets

Resource Markets

Labor Markets and Labor Unions

Capital, Interest, and Corporate Finance

Transaction Costs, Imperfect Information, and Market Behavior

Market Failure and Public Policy

Economic Regulation and Antitrust Policy

Public Goods and Public Choice

Externalities and the Environment

Income Distribution and Poverty

International Economics

International Trade

International Finance

Developing and Transitional Economies

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