Principles Of Microeconomics

by Mankiw, N. Gregory

• ISBN13: 9780324589986
• ISBN10: 0324589980
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-24
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

With its clear and engaging writing style, PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS, 5E, continues to be one of the most popular books on economics available today. Mankiw emphasizes material that you're likely to find interesting about the economy (particularly if you're studying economics for the first time), including real-life scenarios, useful facts, and the many ways economic concepts play a role in the decisions you make every day.

Table of Contents

About the Author

Brief Contents

Visual Preface

Preface: To the Instructor (not included in SE)

Supplements (abbreviated in SE)

Preface: To the Student

Introduction

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains from Trade

How Markets Work

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Markets and Welfare

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

The Economics of the Public Sector

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Design of the Tax System

Firm Behavior and the Organization of Industry

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

The Economics of Labor Markets

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

Topics for Further Study

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers in Microeconomics

Glossary

Index

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