Parkin: European Economics Study Guide
4th Edition
Published on 19. July 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-201-64854-6 (ISBN)
Description
Carefully written to complement the new fourth edition of Economics by Parkin, Powell and Matthews, Economics Study Guide reinforces the concepts students learn in the main textbook and promotes their ability to reason on economic issues. The Study Guide will help introductory economics students master their course material and succeed in their exams. The many pedagogical features are included to aid student comprehension, to test critical thinking ability and to help overcome some of the problems and difficulties students encounter when they begin a course of economic study. This book aims to make the study of economics easier, more enjoyable and more relevant to the student. Economics Study Guide is an invaluable aid to learning for all students using the fourth edition of Economics by Parkin, Powell and Matthews. Both texts are ideal for all introductory level economics students, including undergraduate and A-level.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 265 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-201-64854-6 (9780201648546)
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Content
Part 1: Introduction. 1. What is Economics? 2. Making and Using Graphs. 3. Production, Growth and Trade. Part 2: What is Economics. 4. Demand and supply. 5. Elasticity. 6. Efficiency and Equity. 7. Markets in Action. Part 3: How markets Work. 8. Utility and Demand. 9. Possibilities, Preferences and Choices. 10. Organizing Production. 11. Output and Costs. Part 4: Competition versus Monopoly. 12. Competition. 13. Monompoly. 14. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly. Part 5: Resource Markets. 15. Demand and Supply in Factor Markets. 16. Labour Markets. 17. Inequality, Redistribution and welfare. Part 6: Market Failure and Government. 18. Market Failure and Public choice. 19. Regulation and Privatization. 20. Externalities, the Environment and Knowledge. Part 7: Macroeconomics and Fundamentals. 21. A First Look at Macroeconomics. 22. Measuring GDP, Inflation and Economic Growth. 23. Employment and Unemployment. 24. Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand. 25. Expenditure Multipliers. 26. Fiscal Policy. Part 8: The Central Bank and Monetary Policy. 27. Money. 28. The Central Bank and Monetary Policy. 29. Fiscal and Monetary Interaction. 30. Inflation. 31. Capital, Investment and Saving. 32. Long-term Economic Growth. 33. The Business Cycle. 34. Macroeconomic Policy Challenges. Part 9: The Euro and the Global Economy. 35. Trading with the World. 36. The Balance of Payments, the Pound and the Euro.