
Essentials of Economics
Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.
5th Edition
Published on 19. December 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
704 pages
978-1-319-22131-7 (ISBN)
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Edition
5th ed. 2020
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
704 p.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
ISBN-13
978-1-319-22131-7 (9781319221317)
Schweitzer Classification
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Persons
Paul Krugman, recipient of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, taught at Princeton University for 14 years. In 2015, he joined the faculty of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He received his BA from Yale and his PhD from MIT. Before Princeton, he taught at Yale, Stanford, and MIT. He also spent a year on the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers in 1982-1983. His research has included trailblazing work on international trade, economic geography, and currency crises. In 1991, Krugman received the American Economic Association's John Bates Clark medal. In addition to his teaching and academic research, Krugman writes extensively for nontechnical audiences. He is a regular op-ed columnist for the New York Times.
Robin Wells was a lecturer and researcher in Economics at Princeton University, where she has taught undergraduate courses. She received her BA from the University of Chicago and her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley; she then did her postdoctoral work at MIT. She has taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Southampton (United Kingdom), Stanford, and MIT.
Robin Wells was a lecturer and researcher in Economics at Princeton University, where she has taught undergraduate courses. She received her BA from the University of Chicago and her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley; she then did her postdoctoral work at MIT. She has taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Southampton (United Kingdom), Stanford, and MIT.
Content
Part 1 What Is Economics?.- 1 First Principles.- 2 Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade.- Appendix: Graphs in Economics.- Part 2 Supply and Demand.- 3 Supply and Demand.- 4 Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets.- Part 3 The Production Decision.- 6 Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs.- 7 Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve.- Part 4 Beyond Perfect Competition.- 8 Monopoly.- 9 Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition.- Part 5 Microeconomics and Public Policy.- 10 Externalities and Public Goods.- 11 Poverty, Inequality, and the Welfare State.- Part 6 Introduction to Macroeconomics.- 12 Macroeconomics: The Big Picture.- 13 GDP and the CPI: Tracking the Macroeconomy.- 14 Unemployment and Inflation.- Part 7 Economic Growth and Fluctuations.- 15 Long-Run Economic Growth.- 16 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply.- Part 8 Stabilization Policy.- 17 Fiscal Policy.- 18 Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System.- 19 Monetary Policy.- Part 9 The International Economy.- 20 International Trade, Capital Flows, and Exchange Rates.- Solutions to Check Your Understanding Questions.- Glossary.- Index.