Economics Today
The Macro View plus MyEconLab with Pearson Etext Student Access Code Card Package
16th Edition
Published on 28. February 2011
Book
Mixed media product
978-0-13-274465-2 (ISBN)
Description
Students learn best when they see concepts applied to examples from their everyday lives. With an abundance of relentlessly current examples, Economics Today: The Macro View appeals to today's diverse student population by presenting ideas clearly, at an accessible level, and in the context of newsworthy applications.
Each chapter begins and ends with an Issues and Applications feature, which introduces a timely issue in the chapter opener and analyzes the issue using the economic tools learned in that chapter at the end. This text is also available with MyEconLab (R), which includes assessment questions that tie to these Issues and Applications, as well as ABC News video clips.
With MyEconLab, students can continue working problems online and receive personalized tutorial resources. Visit MyEconLab for more information.
Each chapter begins and ends with an Issues and Applications feature, which introduces a timely issue in the chapter opener and analyzes the issue using the economic tools learned in that chapter at the end. This text is also available with MyEconLab (R), which includes assessment questions that tie to these Issues and Applications, as well as ABC News video clips.
With MyEconLab, students can continue working problems online and receive personalized tutorial resources. Visit MyEconLab for more information.
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Edition
16th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-13-274465-2 (9780132744652)
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16th Edition
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15th Edition
Prentice Hall
€185.83
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Person
Roger LeRoy Miller is currently affiliated with the Institute for University Studies in Arlington, Texas. Prior to this affiliation, he has held faculty appointments at the University of Washington at Seattle, the University of Hawaii, Clemson University, and the University of Miami, where he co-founded the Law and Economics Center.
Miller has authored and co-authored a myriad of articles and textbooks. He is the sole author of the best-selling Economics Today text and a co-author of the highly successful Economics of Public Issues. In addition to his work in academia, Miller has been invited to give talks and lectures across America, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and France. He has also served as a consultant to several law firms and numerous state and federal agencies.
Miller has authored and co-authored a myriad of articles and textbooks. He is the sole author of the best-selling Economics Today text and a co-author of the highly successful Economics of Public Issues. In addition to his work in academia, Miller has been invited to give talks and lectures across America, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and France. He has also served as a consultant to several law firms and numerous state and federal agencies.
Content
Miller, Economics Today: The Macro View 16e
Brief Table of Contents
PART I Introduction
1
The Nature of Economics
2 Scarcity and the World of Trade-Offs
3 Demand and Supply
4 Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis
5 Public Spending and Public Choice
6 Funding the Public Sector
PART 2 Introduction to Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
7 The Macroeconomy: Unemployment, Inflation, and Deflation
8 Measuring the Economy's Performance
9 Global Economic Growth and Development
PART 3 Real GDP Determination and Fiscal Policy
10 Real GDP and the Price Level in the Long Run
11 Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses
12 Consumption, Real GDP, and the Multiplier
13 Fiscal Policy
14 Deficit Spending and the Public Debt
PART 4 Money, Stabilization, and Growth
15 Money, Banking, and Central Banking
16 Domestic and International Dimensions of Monetary Policy
17 Stabilization in an Integrated World Economy
18 Policies and Prospects for Global Economic Growth
IN THIS VOLUME, CHAPTER 18 IS FOLLOWED BY CHAPTER
PART 8 Global Economics
32 Comparative Advantage and the Open Economy
33 Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments
Brief Table of Contents
PART I Introduction
1
The Nature of Economics
2 Scarcity and the World of Trade-Offs
3 Demand and Supply
4 Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis
5 Public Spending and Public Choice
6 Funding the Public Sector
PART 2 Introduction to Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
7 The Macroeconomy: Unemployment, Inflation, and Deflation
8 Measuring the Economy's Performance
9 Global Economic Growth and Development
PART 3 Real GDP Determination and Fiscal Policy
10 Real GDP and the Price Level in the Long Run
11 Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses
12 Consumption, Real GDP, and the Multiplier
13 Fiscal Policy
14 Deficit Spending and the Public Debt
PART 4 Money, Stabilization, and Growth
15 Money, Banking, and Central Banking
16 Domestic and International Dimensions of Monetary Policy
17 Stabilization in an Integrated World Economy
18 Policies and Prospects for Global Economic Growth
IN THIS VOLUME, CHAPTER 18 IS FOLLOWED BY CHAPTER
PART 8 Global Economics
32 Comparative Advantage and the Open Economy
33 Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments