Economics Today
The Macro View
17th Edition
Published on 18. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-13-294889-0 (ISBN)
Description
Written for students taking the principles of economics course. By presenting ideas clearly, at an accessible level, and in the context of newsworthy applications, Economics Today: The Macro View is also a valuable resource for professionals seeking a current, real-world introduction to economics.? ? ?
Economics Today-Bringing the Real World to Your Students
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Students learn best when they see concepts applied to examples from their everyday lives. This new edition of Economics Today covers leading-edge issues while lowering barriers to student learning. The text relentlessly pursues the fundamental objective of showing students how economics is front and center in their own lives while providing them with many ways to evaluate their understanding of key concepts covered in each chapter.
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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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Note: If you are purchasing the standalone text (ISBN: 0132948893) or electronic version, MyEconLab does not come automatically packaged with the text. To purchase MyEconLab, please visit: www.myeconlab.com or you can purchase a package of the physical text + MyEconLab by searching the Pearson Higher Education web site. MyEconLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor.
Economics Today-Bringing the Real World to Your Students
?
Students learn best when they see concepts applied to examples from their everyday lives. This new edition of Economics Today covers leading-edge issues while lowering barriers to student learning. The text relentlessly pursues the fundamental objective of showing students how economics is front and center in their own lives while providing them with many ways to evaluate their understanding of key concepts covered in each chapter.
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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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Note: If you are purchasing the standalone text (ISBN: 0132948893) or electronic version, MyEconLab does not come automatically packaged with the text. To purchase MyEconLab, please visit: www.myeconlab.com or you can purchase a package of the physical text + MyEconLab by searching the Pearson Higher Education web site. MyEconLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor.
More details
Edition
17th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
980 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-294889-0 (9780132948890)
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Other editions
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Book
01/2015
18th Edition
Pearson
€238.92
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Previous edition
Book
04/2011
16th Edition
Pearson
€174.54
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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
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
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II. INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
5. The Macroeconomy. Unemployment, Inflation and Deflation
6. Measuring the Economy's Performance
7. Global Economic Growth and Development
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III. REAL GDP DETERMINATION AND FISCAL POLICY
8. Real GDP and the Price Level in the Long Run
9. Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses
10. Consumption, Real GDP, and the Multiplier
11. Fiscal Policy
12. Deficit Spending and the Public Debt
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IV. MONEY, STABILIZATION AND GROWTH
13. Money, Banking and Central Banking
14. Domestic and International Dimensions of Monetary Policy
15. Stabilization in an Integrated World Economy
16. Policies and Prospects for Global Economic Growth
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VIII. GLOBAL ECONOMICS
17. Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments
1. The Nature of Economics
2. Scarcity and the World of Trade-Offs
3. Demand and Supply
4. Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis
?
II. INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
5. The Macroeconomy. Unemployment, Inflation and Deflation
6. Measuring the Economy's Performance
7. Global Economic Growth and Development
?
III. REAL GDP DETERMINATION AND FISCAL POLICY
8. Real GDP and the Price Level in the Long Run
9. Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses
10. Consumption, Real GDP, and the Multiplier
11. Fiscal Policy
12. Deficit Spending and the Public Debt
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IV. MONEY, STABILIZATION AND GROWTH
13. Money, Banking and Central Banking
14. Domestic and International Dimensions of Monetary Policy
15. Stabilization in an Integrated World Economy
16. Policies and Prospects for Global Economic Growth
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VIII. GLOBAL ECONOMICS
17. Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments