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Essentials of economics /

by Krugman, Paul R; Wells, Robin; Graddy, Kathryn Jo.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York, NY : Worth Publishers, c2011Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxvii, 561 [45] : ill. (chiefly col.), col maps ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9781429218290; 1429218290.Subject(s): Economics
Contents:
Part 1. What is economics? -- First principles -- Economic models : trade-offs and trade -- Graphs in economics -- Part 2. Supply and demand -- Supply and demand -- The market strikes back -- Elasticity and taxation -- Part 3. The production decision -- Behind the supply curve : inputs and costs -- Perfect competition and the supply curve -- Part 4. Beyond perfect competition -- Monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition -- Externalities and public goods -- Part 5. Introduction to macroeconomics -- Macroeconomics : the big picture -- Tracking the macroeconomy -- Unemployment and inflation -- Part 6. Economic growth and fluctuations -- Long-run economic growth -- Aggregate demand and aggregate supply -- Part 7. Stabilization policy -- Fiscal policy -- Money, banking, and the Federal Reserve system -- Monetary policy -- Part 8. The international economy -- International trade, capital flows, and exchange rates -- Solutions to "check your understanding" questions -- Glossary.
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Includes index.

Part 1. What is economics? -- First principles -- Economic models : trade-offs and trade -- Graphs in economics -- Part 2. Supply and demand -- Supply and demand -- The market strikes back -- Elasticity and taxation -- Part 3. The production decision -- Behind the supply curve : inputs and costs -- Perfect competition and the supply curve -- Part 4. Beyond perfect competition -- Monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition -- Externalities and public goods -- Part 5. Introduction to macroeconomics -- Macroeconomics : the big picture -- Tracking the macroeconomy -- Unemployment and inflation -- Part 6. Economic growth and fluctuations -- Long-run economic growth -- Aggregate demand and aggregate supply -- Part 7. Stabilization policy -- Fiscal policy -- Money, banking, and the Federal Reserve system -- Monetary policy -- Part 8. The international economy -- International trade, capital flows, and exchange rates -- Solutions to "check your understanding" questions -- Glossary.


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