Introduction to economic reasoning / William D. Rohlf.
By: Rohlf, William D
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BookSeries: Addison-Wesley series in economics: Publisher: Boston, MA : Addison-Wesley, 2002Edition: 5th ed.Description: xxvi, 566 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0201726254.Subject(s): Economics | United States -- Economic conditionsDDC classification: 330 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This concise, accessible introduction to economics helps students understand economic issues and become better decision makers. Intended for the one-semester course, the book pairs clear explanations of basic economic concepts with Use Your Economic Reasoning features that apply these concepts to current events and make them relevant to students' daily lives. The fifth edition features a new chapter on Economic Growth; a new, comprehensive end-of-book glossary; and substantial updating of examples and data throughout.
Includes index.
Part one: Introduction: Scarcity and the economic system -- Part two: Microeconomics: markets, prices and the role of competition -- Part three: Macroeconomics: the economy as a whole -- Part four: International economics: trade, exchange rates and the balance of payments.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 The Study of Economics
- 2 Economic Systems
- 3 Demand and Supply: Price Determination in Competitive Markets
- 4 The Elasticity of Demand and Supply
- 5 Marginal Reasoning and Profit Maximization
- 6 Price Taking: The Purely Competitive Firm
- 7 Price Searching; The Firm with Market Power
- 8 Industry Structure and Public Policy
- 9 Market Failure
- 10 Measuring Aggregate Performance
- 11 Aggregate Demand and Supply: the Model of the Self-Correcting Economy
- 12 Fiscal Policy
- 13 Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy
- 14 The Activist-Nonactivist Debate
- 15 Economic Growth
- 16 International Trade
- 17 International Finance