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9780199184996

IB Course Companion: Economics Second Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780199184996

  • ISBN10:

    0199184992

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-05-19
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

The new edition of this bestselling Course Companion has been specifically designed to support the student through the IB Diploma Programme in Economics. Written by experienced authors and examiners for the 2011 syllabus content, this book provides students with materials and activities that will help them towards success in the course. It also offers advice and guidance to help students address the new quantitative elements of the syllabus. It now comes with even more material on a brand new student CD-ROM, offering 17 handy revision sheets, specimen papers, a glossary and weblinks for further research. In addition the book provides activities integrated with study and learning approaches, TOK, and the IB learner profile to ensure that students are fully rounded participants in the programme. Examples, features, and case studies drawn from around the world will also encourage students to develop an international perspective.

Table of Contents


1. Microeconomics The Foundations of economics
2. Demand and supply
3. Market equilibrium, the price mechanism, and market efficiency
4. Elasticities
5. Indirect taxes, subsidies and price controls
6. Costs, revenues and profits
7. Perfect competition
8. Monopoly
9. Monopolistic competition
10. Oligopoly
11. Price discrimination
12. Market failure
13. Macroeconomics The level of overall economic activity
14. Aggregate demand
15. Aggregate supply
16. Macroeconomic equilibrium
17. Low unemployment
18. A low and stable rate of inflation
19. Economic growth
20. Equity in the distribution of income
21. International Economics Why do countries trade?
22. Free trade and protectionism
23. Exchange rates
24. Balance of payments
25. Economic integration
26. Terms of trade
27. Development Economics Economic development
28. Measuring development
29. Domestic factors and economic development
30. International trade and economic development
31. Foreign direct investment and economic development
32. Aid, debt and economic development
33. The balance between markets and intervention
34. Assessment advice

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