Principles of economics / Karl E. Case and Ray C. Fair.
By: Case, Karl E
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Contributor(s): Fair, Ray C.
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BookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, NJ. : Prentice-Hall, 2002Edition: 6th ed.Description: xxxvi, 743, G-10, S-21, I-14, P-1 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0130406058.Subject(s): EconomicsDDC classification: 330 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Written by two economists and educators, this text uses the stories, graphs, and equations approach that aims to make economic concepts accessible and relevant to students with varied learning styles. For undergraduate courses in Principles of Economics, this book contains explanations and supplements packages.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Part 1: Introduction to economics -- Microeconomics -- Part 2: Foundations of microeconomics: consumers and firms -- Part 3: Market imperfections and the role of government -- Macroeconomics -- Part 4: Concepts and problems in macroeconomics -- Part 5: The goods and money markets -- Part 6: Macroeconomic analysis -- International economics -- Part 7: The world economy.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- I Introduction To Economics
- 1 The Scope and Method of Economics
- 2 The Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choice
- 3 Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium
- 4 Demand and Supply Applications and Elasticity
- II Foundations Of Microeconomics: Consumers And Firms
- 5 Household Behavior and Consumer Choice
- 6 The Production Process: The Behavior of Profit-Maximizing Firms
- 7 Short-Run Costs and Output Decisions
- 8 Long-Run Costs and Output Decisions
- 9 Input Demand: The Labor and Land Markets
- 10 Input Demand: The Capital Market and the Investment Decision
- 11 General Equilibrium and the Efficiency of Perfect Competition
- III Market Imperfections And The Role Of Government
- 12 Monopoly and Antitrust Policy
- 13 Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
- 14 Externalities, Public Goods, Imperfect Information, and Social Choice
- 15 Income Distribution and Poverty
- 16 Public Finance: The Economics of Taxation
- IV Concepts And Problems In Macroeconomics
- 17 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- 18 Measuring National Output and National Income
- 19 Long-Run and Short-Run Concerns: Growth, Productivity, Unemployment, and Inflation
- V The Goods And Money Markets
- 20 Aggregate Expenditure and Equilibrium Output
- 21 The Government and Fiscal Policy
- 22 The Money Supply and the Federal Reserve System
- 23 Money Demand, the Equilibrium Interest Rate, and Monetary Policy
- VI Macroeconomic Analysis
- 24 Money, the Interest Rate, and Output: Analysis and Policy
- 25 Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, and Inflation
- 26 The Labor Market, Unemployment, and Inflation
- 27 Macroeconomic Issues and Policy
- 28 The Stock Market and the Economy
- 29 Household and Firm Behavior in the Macroeconomy: A Further Look
- 30 Long-Run Growth
- 31 Debates in Macroeconomics: Monetarism, New Classical Theory, and Supply-Side Economics
- VII The World Economy
- 32 International Trade, Comparative Advantage, and Protectionism
- 33 Open-Economy Macroeconomics: The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates
- 34 Globalization
- 35 Economic Growth in Developing and Transitional Economies
- Glossary
- Solutions to Even-Numbered Problems
- Index