Modern principles of economics. (2015)
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- Book
- Title:
- Modern principles of economics. (2015)
- Main Title:
- Modern principles of economics
- Further Information:
- Note: Tyler Cowen, George Mason University, Alex Tabarrok, George Mason University.
- Authors:
- Cowen, Tyler
Tabarrok, Alexander - Contents:
- Preface; 1. The Big Ideas in Economics; 2. The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage; ; Part 1: Supply and Demand; 3. Supply and Demand; 4. Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices; 5. Elasticity and Its Applications; 6. Taxes and Subsidies; ; Part 2: The Price System; 7. The Price System: Signals, Speculation, and Prediction; 8. Price Ceilings and Floors; 9. International Trade; 10. Externalities: When the Price Is Not Right; ; Part 3: Firms and Factor Markets; 11. Costs and Profit Maximization under Competition; 12. Competition and the Invisible Hand; 13. Monopoly; 14. Price Discrimination and Pricing Strategy; 15. Oligopoly and Game Theory; 16. Competing for Monopoly: The Economics of Network Goods; 17. Monopolistic Competition and Advertising; 18. Labor Markets; ; Part 4: Government; 19. Public Goods and the Tragedy of the Commons; 20. Political Economy and Public Choice; 21. Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy; ; Part 5: Decision Making for Businesses, Investors, and Consumers; 22. Managing Incentives; 23. Stock Markets and Personal Finance; 24. Asymmetric Information: Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection; 25 Consumer Choice; ; Part 6: Economic Growth; 26 GDP and the Measurement of Progress; 27 The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth; 28 Growth, Capital Accumulation, and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. the Cutting Edge; 29 Saving, Investment, and the Financial System; ; Part 7: Business Fluctuations; 30 Unemployment and Labor Force Participation;Preface; 1. The Big Ideas in Economics; 2. The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage; ; Part 1: Supply and Demand; 3. Supply and Demand; 4. Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices; 5. Elasticity and Its Applications; 6. Taxes and Subsidies; ; Part 2: The Price System; 7. The Price System: Signals, Speculation, and Prediction; 8. Price Ceilings and Floors; 9. International Trade; 10. Externalities: When the Price Is Not Right; ; Part 3: Firms and Factor Markets; 11. Costs and Profit Maximization under Competition; 12. Competition and the Invisible Hand; 13. Monopoly; 14. Price Discrimination and Pricing Strategy; 15. Oligopoly and Game Theory; 16. Competing for Monopoly: The Economics of Network Goods; 17. Monopolistic Competition and Advertising; 18. Labor Markets; ; Part 4: Government; 19. Public Goods and the Tragedy of the Commons; 20. Political Economy and Public Choice; 21. Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy; ; Part 5: Decision Making for Businesses, Investors, and Consumers; 22. Managing Incentives; 23. Stock Markets and Personal Finance; 24. Asymmetric Information: Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection; 25 Consumer Choice; ; Part 6: Economic Growth; 26 GDP and the Measurement of Progress; 27 The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth; 28 Growth, Capital Accumulation, and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. the Cutting Edge; 29 Saving, Investment, and the Financial System; ; Part 7: Business Fluctuations; 30 Unemployment and Labor Force Participation; 31 Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money; 3. Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply; 33. Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms; ; Part 8: Macroeconomic Policy and Institutions; 34. The Federal Reserve System and Open Market Operations; 35. Monetary Policy; 36. The Federal Budget: Taxes and Spending; 37. Fiscal Policy; ; Part 9: International Economics; 38 International Finance; ; APPENDIX A Reading Graphs and Making Graphs; APPENDIX B Solutions to Check Yourself … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (960 pages)
- Subjects:
- 330
Economics - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781319051785
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