The Everything Economics Book
From theory to practice, your complete guide to understanding economics today
Published on 18. August 2010
304 pages
978-1-4405-0603-1 (ISBN)
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The Dismal Science. The Worldly Philosophy. The Science of Scarcity. Most people think economics is one of the most challenging and complex fields of study. But with this book, it doesn't have to be! You will learn how the U.S. economy works in unbiased, easy-to-understand language. And you can learn it without the complex equations, arcane graphs, and technical jargon you'll find in most economic texts.
David A. Mayer and Melanie E. Fox explain:
David A. Mayer and Melanie E. Fox explain:
- Why and how we trade
- How the government intervenes in markets
- Unemployment and inflation
- Supply and demand
- Competitive, financial, and foreign exchange markets
- How the economy is measured
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The Everything Economics Book
From theory to practice, your complete guide to understanding economics today
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09/2010
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David A. Mayer earned his BS in economics from Texas A&M University and his MEd in educational psychology from the University of Texas at San Antonio. David has had an extensive career teaching economics to high school students. Since 2004, more than 500 of his students have earned college credit on the AP economics exams. In addition to his work in the classroom, David has served as an AP economics consultant for the college board and as an AP economics reader and table leader for Educational Testing Service. He has also written several economics books and test preps. Currently David is the academic dean at Stevens High School in Northside ISD in San Antonio, Texas.
