Student Value Edition for Economics Today plus MyEconLab plus eBook 2-semester Student Access Kit

by Miller, Roger LeRoy

• ISBN13: 9780321445551
• ISBN10: 0321445554
• Edition: 14th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Readers learn best when they see a concept applied in the context of examplestheyunderstand. That is whyEconomics Todayis so successful when readers hail from a wide variety of backgrounds. An abundance of relentlessly current, news-worthy examples motivate every chapter and reflect the interests of todayrs"s diverse reader population. Introduction:The Nature of Economics; Scarcity and the World of Trade-Offs; Demand and Supply; Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis; The Public Sector and Public Choice; Taxes, Transfers, and Public Spending;Introduction to Macroeconomics and Economic Growth:The Macroeconomy: Unemployment, Inflation, and Deflation; Measuring the Economyrs"s Performance; Global Economic Growth and Development;Real GDP Determination and Fiscal Policy:Real GDP and the Price Level in the Long Run; Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses; Consumption, Real GDP, and the Multiplier; Fiscal Policy; Deficit Spending and the Public Debt;Money, Stabilization, and Growth:Money, Banking, and Central Banking; Money Creation and Deposit Insurance; Domestic and International Dimensions of Monetary Policy; Stabilization Policies in the Global Economy; Policies and Prospects for Global Economic Growth;Global Economics:Comparative Advantage and the Open Economy; Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments. For all readers interested in principles of macroeconomics.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Nature of Economics

Scarcity and the World of Trade-Offs

Demand and Supply

Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis

Public Spending and Public Choice

Funding the Public Sector

Introduction to Macroeconomics and Economic Growth

The Macroeconomy: Unemployment, Inflation, and Deflation

Measuring the Economys Performance

Global Economic Growth and Development

Real GDP Determination and Fiscal Policy

Real GDP and the Price Level in the Long Run

Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses

Consumption, Real GDP, and the Multiplier

Fiscal Policy

Deficit Spending and the Public Debt

Money, Stabilization, and Growth

Money, Banking, and Central Banking

Money Creation and Deposit Insurance

Domestic and International Dimensions of Monetary Policy

Stabilization Policies in the Global Economy

Policies and Prospects for Global Economic Growth

Dimensions of Microeconomics

Consumer Choice

Demand and Supply Elasticity

Rents, Profits, and the Financial Environment of Business

Market Structure, Resource Allocation, and Regulation

The Firm: Cost and Output Determination

Perfect Competition

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior

Regulation and Antitrust in a Globalized Economy

Labor Resources and the Environment

The Labor Market: Demand, Supply, and Outsourcing

Unions and Labor Market Monopoly Power

Income, Poverty, and Health Care

Environmental Economics

Global Economics

Comparative Advantage and the Open Economy

Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments

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