Essentials of Economics
United States Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 11. April 2012
Book
Hardback
744 pages
978-0-13-282693-8 (ISBN)
Description
Learn economics through real business examples.
Hubbard/O'Brien explains the basics of economics by demonstrating how real businesses use economics to make real decisions everyday. This is something all readers can connect to, as they encounter businesses in their daily lives. And regardless of future career path-opening an art studio, doing social work, trading on Wall Street, working for the government, or bartending at the local pub-readers will benefit from understanding the economic forces behind their work.
Hubbard/O'Brien explains the basics of economics by demonstrating how real businesses use economics to make real decisions everyday. This is something all readers can connect to, as they encounter businesses in their daily lives. And regardless of future career path-opening an art studio, doing social work, trading on Wall Street, working for the government, or bartending at the local pub-readers will benefit from understanding the economic forces behind their work.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 275 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-282693-8 (9780132826938)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
R. Glenn Hubbard | Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Essentials of Economics
Book
09/2014
4th Edition
Pearson
€183.21
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Previous edition
Book
11/2008
2nd Edition
Pearson
€82.93
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Content
PART1: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Economics: Foundations and Models
Appendix: Using Graphs and Formulas
Chapter 2: Trade-offs, Comparative Advantage, and the Market System
Chapter 3: Where Prices Come From: The Interaction of Demand and Supply
PART 2: MARKETS IN ACTION: POLICY AND APPLICATIONS
Chapter 4: Market Efficiency and Market Failure
Chapter 5: The Economics of Healthcare
PART 3: MICROECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS: CONSUMERS AND FIRMS
Chapter 6: Firms, the Stock Market, and Corporate Governance
Chapter 7: Consumer Choice and Elasticity
Chapter 8: Technology, Production, and Costs
PART 4: MARKET STRUCTURE AND FIRM STRATEGY
Chapter 9: Firms in Perfectly Competitive Markets
Chapter 10: Monopoly and Antitrust
Chapter 11: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
PART 5: MACROECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 12: GDP: Measuring Total Production and Income
Chapter 13: Unemployment and Inflation
PART 6: LONG-RUN AND SHORT-RUN FLUCTUATIONS
Chapter 14: Economic Growth, the Financial System and Business Cycles
Chapter 15: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis
Appendix: Schools of Macro Thought
PART 7: MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY
Chapter 16: Money, Banks, and the Federal Reserve System
Chapter 17: Monetary Policy
Chapter 18: Fiscal Policy
Chapter 19: Comparative Advantage, International Trade, and Exchange Rates
Chapter 1: Economics: Foundations and Models
Appendix: Using Graphs and Formulas
Chapter 2: Trade-offs, Comparative Advantage, and the Market System
Chapter 3: Where Prices Come From: The Interaction of Demand and Supply
PART 2: MARKETS IN ACTION: POLICY AND APPLICATIONS
Chapter 4: Market Efficiency and Market Failure
Chapter 5: The Economics of Healthcare
PART 3: MICROECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS: CONSUMERS AND FIRMS
Chapter 6: Firms, the Stock Market, and Corporate Governance
Chapter 7: Consumer Choice and Elasticity
Chapter 8: Technology, Production, and Costs
PART 4: MARKET STRUCTURE AND FIRM STRATEGY
Chapter 9: Firms in Perfectly Competitive Markets
Chapter 10: Monopoly and Antitrust
Chapter 11: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
PART 5: MACROECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 12: GDP: Measuring Total Production and Income
Chapter 13: Unemployment and Inflation
PART 6: LONG-RUN AND SHORT-RUN FLUCTUATIONS
Chapter 14: Economic Growth, the Financial System and Business Cycles
Chapter 15: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis
Appendix: Schools of Macro Thought
PART 7: MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY
Chapter 16: Money, Banks, and the Federal Reserve System
Chapter 17: Monetary Policy
Chapter 18: Fiscal Policy
Chapter 19: Comparative Advantage, International Trade, and Exchange Rates