Parkin, Michael.

Economics / Michael Parkin. - 11th ed. - Boston, Ma. : Pearson Learning, c2014. - xxxvii, 780 p., [31] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is economics? -- The economic problem -- How markets work -- Demand and supply -- Elasticity -- Efficiency and equity -- Government actions in markets -- Global markets in action -- Households' choices -- Utility and demand -- Possibilities, preferences, and choices -- Firms and markets -- Organizing production -- Output and costs -- Perfect competition -- Monopoly -- Monopolistic competition -- Oligopoly -- Market failure and government -- Public choices and public goods -- Externalities and the environment -- Factor markets, inequality -- And uncertainty -- Markets for factors of production -- Economic inequality -- Uncertainty and information -- Monitoring macroeconomic -- Performance -- Measuring gdp and economic growth -- Monitoring jobs and inflation -- Macroeconomic trends -- Economic growth -- Finance, saving, and investment -- Money, the price level, and inflation -- The exchange rate and the balance of payments -- Macroeconomic fluctuations -- Aggregate supply and aggregate demand -- Expenditure multipliers -- Inflation, jobs, and the business cycle -- Macroeconomic policy -- Fiscal policy -- Monetary policy.

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