The World Economy or Essentials of Economics

The World Economy: Open-Economy Macroeconomics and Finance (with Economic A

Author: Beth V Yarbrough

Master the basics of international economics analysis with THE WORLD ECONOMY, OPEN-ECONOMY MACROECONOMICS AND FINANCE! By providing applications that relate to actual events, you will learn to soundly and confidently analyze the world economy. With coverage of cutting edge topics, you will get a sense of the broad range of challenging and exciting issues that arise in the economic arena.

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Essentials of Economics: Principles and Policy

Author: William J Baumol

Filled with test prep material, ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS: PRINCIPLES AND POLICY is an ideal way to learn macroeconomics using the aggregate supply/ aggregate demand model. This anniversary edition includes two new sets of end of chapter questions: "Test Yourself" and "Discussion Questions" ideal for preparing for exams. Throughout this economic textbook, you'll find puzzles, issues, timely economic data, straightforward explanations, and examples to help you master macroeconomics. Plus, it comes with access to InfoTrac College Edition! Save time, save money--and eliminate the trek to the library with InfoTrac College Edition, an online university library of more than 5,000 academic and popular magazines, newspapers, and journals.

Table of Contents:

Part I: GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH ECONOMICS. 1. What Is Economics? 2. The Economy: Myth and Reality. 3. The Fundamental Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choice. 4. Supply and Demand: An Initial Look. Part II: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY. 5. Consumer Choice: Individual and Market Demand. 6. Demand and Elasticity. 7. Production, Inputs and Cost: Building Blocks for Supply Analysis. 8. Output, Price, and Profit: The Importance of Marginal Analysis. Part III: MARKETS AND THE PRICE SYSTEM. 9. Monopoly. 10. Between Competition and Monopoly. 11. Pricing the Factors of Production. 12. Labor: The Human Input. Part IV: THE MACROECONOMY: AGGREGATE SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 13. The Realm of Macroeconomics. 14. Economic Growth: Theory and Policy. 15. Aggregate Demand and the Powerful Consumer. 16. Demand-Side Equilibrium: Unemployment or Inflation? 17. Supply-Side Equilibrium: Unemployment and Inflation?