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9780538469449

Macroeconomics for Today

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  • ISBN13:

    9780538469449

  • ISBN10:

    0538469447

  • Edition: 7th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-09-13
  • Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Summary

Help today's learner visualize macroeconomics in action with the most pedagogically rich, complete book available--Tucker's MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY, Seventh Edition. A quick look at this engaging, dynamic text will show you why this is the book that is famous for helping readers at all levels of skill and preparation grasp and master economic principles. Written by an award-winning educator, recognized for his work in relating basic economic principles to global issues, Irvin Tucker's MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY continues its unique textual and visual learning system. This edition concisely presents and reinforces core concepts, then immediately assesses student comprehension. You will find the latest economic information on federal deficits, the stimulus package, environmental issues, and other developments presented in an engaging, easy-to-follow format applicable to everyday life. MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY, Seventh Edition, provides a full complement of instructor resources, including a handy Instructor's Resource CD, new PowerPoint? slides, optional CourseMate website, and complete array of videos.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Economics
Introducing the Economic Way of Thinking
Appendix: Applying Graphs to Economics
Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth
Microeconomic Fundamentals
Market Supply and Demand
Appendix: Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Market Efficiency
Markets in Action
Appendix: Applying Supply and Demand Analysis to Health Care
Gross Domestic Product
Appendix: A Four-Sector Circular Flow Model
Business Cycles and Unemployment
Inflation
Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
The Keynesian Model
The Keynesian Model in Action
Aggregate Demand and Supply
Appendix: The Self-Correcting Aggregate Demand and Supply Model
Fiscal Policy
The Public Sector
Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt
Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy
Money and the Federal Reserve System
Money Creation
Monetary Policy
Appendix: Policy Disputes Using the Self-Correcting Aggregate Demand and Supply Model
The Phillips Curve and Expectations Theory
The International Economy
International Trade and Finance
Economies in Transition
Growth and the Less-Developed Countries
Answers to Odd-Numbered Study Questions and Problems
Answers to Practice Quizzes
Glossary
Index
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