
Economics: Principles, Applications, and Tools, Global Edition
Pearson Education Limited (Publisher)
9th Edition
Published on 13. July 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
768 pages
978-1-292-16559-2 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in the Principles of Economics
Introduces Students to the Basic Concepts of Economics with Timely, Engaging Stories and Applications
Students enter their first economics course hoping to gain a better understanding of the world around them, but often leave with their questions unanswered. Economics: Principles, Applications, and Tools is built upon the author's philosophy of using basic concepts of economics to explain a wide variety of timely, engaging, real-world economic applications.
The 9th Edition incorporates updated figures and data, while also emphasising current topics of interest-including the severe economic downturn of recent years and the latest developments in economic thinking. It also includes newly refined Learning Objectives that introduce the concepts explored in each chapter, along with new applications and chapter-opening stories related to the most up-to-date developments in both macroeconomics and microeconomics.
Introduces Students to the Basic Concepts of Economics with Timely, Engaging Stories and Applications
Students enter their first economics course hoping to gain a better understanding of the world around them, but often leave with their questions unanswered. Economics: Principles, Applications, and Tools is built upon the author's philosophy of using basic concepts of economics to explain a wide variety of timely, engaging, real-world economic applications.
The 9th Edition incorporates updated figures and data, while also emphasising current topics of interest-including the severe economic downturn of recent years and the latest developments in economic thinking. It also includes newly refined Learning Objectives that introduce the concepts explored in each chapter, along with new applications and chapter-opening stories related to the most up-to-date developments in both macroeconomics and microeconomics.
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Edition
9th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
1600 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-292-16559-2 (9781292165592)
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Content
I Introduction and Key Principles
1 Introduction: What Is Economics?
2 The Key Principles of Economics
3 Exchange and Markets
4 Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium
II The Basic Concepts in Macroeconomics
5 Measuring a Nation's Production and Income
6 Unemployment and Inflation
III The Economy in the Long Run
7 The Economy at Full Employment
8 Why Do Economies Grow?
IV Economic Fluctuations and Fiscal Policy
9 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
10 Fiscal Policy
11 The Income--Expenditure Model
12 Investment and Financial Markets
V Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy
13 Money and the Banking System
14 The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy
VI Inflation, Unemployment, and Economic Policy
15 Modern Macroeconomics: From the Short Run to the Long Run
16 The Dynamics of Inflation and Unemployment
17 Macroeconomic Policy Debates
VII The International Economy
18 International Trade and Public Policy
19 The World of International Finance
VIII A Closer Look at Demand and Supply
20 Elasticity: A Measure of Responsiveness
21 Market Efficiency and Government Intervention
22 Consumer Choice: Utility Theory and Insights from Neuroscience
IX Market Structures and Pricing
23 Production Technology and Cost
24 Perfect Competition
25 Monopoly and Price Discrimination
26 Market Entry and Monopolistic Competition
27 Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior
28 Controlling Market Power: Antitrust and Regulation
X Externalities and Information
29 Imperfect Information: Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard
30 Public Goods and Public Choice
31 External Costs and Environmental Policy
XI The Labor Market and Income Distribution
32 The Labor Market and the Distribution of Income
1 Introduction: What Is Economics?
2 The Key Principles of Economics
3 Exchange and Markets
4 Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium
II The Basic Concepts in Macroeconomics
5 Measuring a Nation's Production and Income
6 Unemployment and Inflation
III The Economy in the Long Run
7 The Economy at Full Employment
8 Why Do Economies Grow?
IV Economic Fluctuations and Fiscal Policy
9 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
10 Fiscal Policy
11 The Income--Expenditure Model
12 Investment and Financial Markets
V Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy
13 Money and the Banking System
14 The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy
VI Inflation, Unemployment, and Economic Policy
15 Modern Macroeconomics: From the Short Run to the Long Run
16 The Dynamics of Inflation and Unemployment
17 Macroeconomic Policy Debates
VII The International Economy
18 International Trade and Public Policy
19 The World of International Finance
VIII A Closer Look at Demand and Supply
20 Elasticity: A Measure of Responsiveness
21 Market Efficiency and Government Intervention
22 Consumer Choice: Utility Theory and Insights from Neuroscience
IX Market Structures and Pricing
23 Production Technology and Cost
24 Perfect Competition
25 Monopoly and Price Discrimination
26 Market Entry and Monopolistic Competition
27 Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior
28 Controlling Market Power: Antitrust and Regulation
X Externalities and Information
29 Imperfect Information: Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard
30 Public Goods and Public Choice
31 External Costs and Environmental Policy
XI The Labor Market and Income Distribution
32 The Labor Market and the Distribution of Income