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Principles of economics / Roy J. Ruffin, Paul R. Gregory.

By: Ruffin, Roy, 1938-.
Contributor(s): Gregory, Paul R.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, 1993Edition: 5th ed.Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 067346590X .Subject(s): EconomicsDDC classification: 330
Contents:
Basic economic issues -- Macroeconomic theory -- The world economy -- Product markets -- Factor markets -- Microeconomic issues.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Featuring current, comprehensive discussions of rational expectations, real business cycles and information economics (moral hazard and adverse selection), this book on economics incorporates real-world applications where possible, strengthening the link between theory and reality. Straightforward explanations and examples, a treatment of macroeconomics and microeconomics, as well as pedagogy have made this book an important text in the field of economics.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basic economic issues -- Macroeconomic theory -- The world economy -- Product markets -- Factor markets -- Microeconomic issues.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • I Introduction
  • 1 Economics and the World Around Us: Defining Moments
  • 2 Unlimited Wants, Scarce Resources
  • 3 The Price System and the Economic Problem
  • 4 Demand and Supply
  • 5 Unintended Consequences
  • II Product Markets
  • 6 Elasticity of Demand and Supply
  • 7 Demand and Utility
  • 8 Economic Organization: Property Rights and the Firm
  • 9 Productivity and Costs
  • 10 Perfect Competition
  • 11 Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition
  • 12 Competition, Efficiency, and Innovation
  • 13 The Game of Oligopoly
  • 14 Regulation and Antitrust
  • 15 The Economics of Information
  • III Factor Markets
  • 16 Factor Markets
  • 17 Labor: The Human Factor
  • 18 Interest, Rent, and Profit
  • 19 Inequality, Income Distribution, and Poverty
  • IV Microeconomic Issues
  • 20 Market Failure, the Environment, and Natural Resources
  • 21 Government Spending, Taxation, and the Economy
  • 22 Public Choice
  • V Growth and Fluctuation
  • 23 Macroeconomics: Growth and Cycles
  • 24 Measuring Output and Growth
  • 25 Saving and Investment
  • 26 Economic Growth
  • 27 Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
  • VI Money and Debt
  • 28 Money, Interest, and Prices
  • 29 The Banking System
  • 30 Monetary Policy
  • 31 Fiscal Policy, Debt, and Deficits
  • VII Stabilization
  • 32 Inflation
  • 33 Unemployment, Stagflation, and the New Economy
  • 34 Business Cycles
  • VIII The World Economy
  • 35 International Trade
  • 36 Protection and Free Trade
  • 37 The International Monetary System
  • 38 The Economics of Transition
  • 39 Economic Development: The "Haves" and the Have-Nots

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