Essentials of Economics
International Edition
6th Edition
Published on 3. June 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-321-24852-7 (ISBN)
Description
Essentials of Economics delivers a concise and balanced introduction to modern economics. Designed for the one-semester course, the fifth edition combines a solid foundation of theory with real-world examples, applications, and data. Gregory explores numerous modern topics in a non-technical manner, including a new chapter on the economics of the Internet and e-Commerce. Coverage of modern microeconomics sets the stage for a discussion of macroeconomics, providing a logical sequence that parallels how the field evolved.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-24852-7 (9780321248527)
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Content
I. INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS.
1. Scarcity, Choice, and Opportunity Costs.
2. How a Market Economy Works: The Price System.
3. Market Demand, Supply, and Elasticity.
4. Information, Internet, E-commerce, and Financial Markets.
II. ESSENTIALS OF MICROECONOMICS.
5. Costs and Productivity.
6. Competitive Markets.
7. Monopoly, Oligopoly, and Strategy.
III. MICROFOUNDATION OF MACROECONOMICS.
8. The Labor Market: Wages, Employment, and Unemployment.
9. Saving, Investment, and Interest Rates.
10. Government Spending, Taxation, and Deficits.
IV. ESSENTIALS OF MACROECONOMICS.
11. Macroeconomic Issues: Economic Growth and the Business Cycle.
12. Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand.
13. Money and Banking.
14. Inflation.
15. Macro Stabilization Policy.
V. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS.
16. International Trade and Globalization.
17. The International Monetary System.
1. Scarcity, Choice, and Opportunity Costs.
2. How a Market Economy Works: The Price System.
3. Market Demand, Supply, and Elasticity.
4. Information, Internet, E-commerce, and Financial Markets.
II. ESSENTIALS OF MICROECONOMICS.
5. Costs and Productivity.
6. Competitive Markets.
7. Monopoly, Oligopoly, and Strategy.
III. MICROFOUNDATION OF MACROECONOMICS.
8. The Labor Market: Wages, Employment, and Unemployment.
9. Saving, Investment, and Interest Rates.
10. Government Spending, Taxation, and Deficits.
IV. ESSENTIALS OF MACROECONOMICS.
11. Macroeconomic Issues: Economic Growth and the Business Cycle.
12. Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand.
13. Money and Banking.
14. Inflation.
15. Macro Stabilization Policy.
V. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS.
16. International Trade and Globalization.
17. The International Monetary System.