ECONOMCIS, 7E, International Edition includes updated information on topics such as: inequality, housing markets, the deflator and the CPI, the PCE deflator as a third measure of prices, economic growth, and International Finance. This clearly written text offers concise yet thorough coverage of current economic theories. John Taylor, former Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, offers his expertise on today's issues in a way that is relevant to students who have no prior exposure to the subject. Refreshing examples, engaging applications, and proven end-of-chapter problems simplify advanced topics and make them accessible to your students. This edition addresses theglobal financial challenges currently being faced, and recovery from these economic challenges. Updated graphs, figures, and popular learning features present the latest issues and data, including coverage of the Obama Administration. In addition, Aplia, the leading online homework solution, is available as part of a complete supplement package. INDICE: Part I: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS. 1. The Central Idea. 2. Observing and Explaining the Economy. 3. The Supply and Demand Model. 4. Subtleties of the Supply and Demand Model: Price Floors, Price Ceilings and Elasticity. Part II: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS. 5. The Demand Curve and the Behavior of Consumers. 6. The Supply Curve and the Behavior of Firms. 7. The Efficiency of Markets. Part III: THE ECONOMICS OF THE FIRM. 8. Costs and the Changes at Firms Over Time. 9. The Rise and Fall of Industries. 10. Monopoly. 11. Product Differentiation and Monopolistic Competition. 12. Antitrust Policy and Regulation. Part IV: MARKETS. 13. Labor Markets. 14. Taxes, Transfers And Income Distribution. 15. Public Goods, Externalities And Government Behavior. 16. Capital And Financial Markets. Part V: THE PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS. 17. Macroeconomics: The Big Picture. 18. Measuring the Production, Income and Spending of Nations. 19. The Spending Allocation Model. 20. Unemployment and Employment. 21. Economic Growth. 22. Money and Inflation. Part VI: ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS AND MACROECONOMIC POLICY. 23. The Nature of Economic Fluctuations. 24. The EconomicFluctuations Model. 25. Using The Economic Fluctuations Model. 26. Fiscal Policy. 27. Using The Economic Fluctuations Model. Part VII: OPEN ECONOMY MACROECONOMICS. 28. Economic Growth and Globalization. 29. International Trade. 30. International Finance. Appendix to Chapter 2: Reading, Understanding, and Creating Graphs. Appendix to Chapter 5: Consumer Theory with Indifference Curves. Appendix to Chapter 8: Producer Theory with Isoquants. Appendix to chapter 16: Present Discounted Value. Appendix to Chapter 17: The Miracle of Compound Growth. Appendix to Chapter 21: Deriving the Growth Accounting Formula. Appendix to Chapter 23: Deriving the Formula for the Keynesian Multiplier and the Forward Looking Consumption Model.
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- Editorial: South Western College
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- Fecha Publicación: 15/01/2012
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