Essentials of Economics

by Hubbard, Glenn; O'Brien, Anthony P

• ISBN13: 9780132309240
• ISBN10: 0132309246
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Where are you headed? No matter what your career, you will need to understand how economic forces affect you and your work. Hubbard/Ors"Brien, Economics, gives you the motivation and the tools to understand those forces. Yours"re on your way.

Table of Contents

Economics: Foundations and Models
Appendix: Using Graphs and Formulas
Trade-offs, Comparative Advantage, and the Market System	p. 32
Where Prices Come From: The Interaction of Demand and Supply
Market Efficiency and Market Failure
Firms in the Domestic and International Economies
Firms, the Stock Market, and Corporate Governance
Appendix: Tools to Analyze Firmsrsquo; Financial Information
Consumer Choice and Elasticity
Technology, Production, and Costs
Firms in Perfectly Competitive Markets
Monopoly and Antitrust Policy
Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
GDP: Measuring Total Production and Income
Unemployment and Inflation
Economic Growth, the Financial System, and Business Cycles
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis
Appendix: Macroeconomic Schools of Thought
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Money, Banks, and the Federal Reserve System
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Comparative Advantage, International Trade, and Exchange Rates
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