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Economics for today / Irvin B. Tucker

By: Tucker, Irvin B.
Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : South-Western College Publishing, c2000Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xlv, 795 p. ; 27 cm.ISBN: 0324006217.Subject(s): Economics | United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-DDC classification: 330
Contents:
Preface. - Pt. 1. Introduction to economics. 1. Introducing the economic way of thinking. Appendix to chapter 1 : applying graphs to economics. 2. Production possibilities and opportunity cost. 3. Market demand and supply. 4. Markets in action. Appendix to chapter 4. Applying supply and demand analysis to health care. - Pt. 2. Microeconomic fundamentals. 5. Price elasticity of demand and supply. 6. Consumer choice theory. 7. Production costs. - Pt. 3. Market structures. 8. Perfect competition. 9. Monopoly. 10. Monopolistic competition and oligopoly. 11. Labor markets. - Pt. 4. Microeconomic policy issues. 12. Income distribution, poverty, and discrimination. 13. Antitrust and regulation. 14. Environmental economics. - Pt. 5. Macroeconomic fundamentals. 15. Gross domestic product. 16. Business cycles and unemployment. 17. Inflation. - Pt. 6. Macroeconomic theory and policy. 18. The keynesian model. 19. The keynesian model in action. 20. Aggregate demand and supply. 21. Fiscal policy. 22. The public sector. 23. Federal deficits, surpluses, and the National Debt. - Pt. 7. Money, banking, and monetory policy. 24. Money and the federal reserve system. 25. Money creation. 26. Monetory policy. 27. The Phillips Curve and expectations theory. - Pt. 8. The international economy. 28. International trade and finance. 29. Comparative economic systems. 30. Growth and the less-developed countries. - Appendixes. - Glossary. - Index.
Summary: "... the purpose of Economics for Today, 2nd. ed., is to teach in an engaging style the basic operations of the U.S. economy to students who will take a two-term economics course. Rather than taking an encyclopedic approach to economic concepts, Economics for Today focuses on the most important tools in economics supply and demand analysis and applies it to clearly explain real-world economic issues. In a nutshell, every effort has been made to make Economics for Today the most "student friendly" text on the market. This text was written to simplify the often confusing array of economic analyses that forces students to simply memorize in order to pass the course. Instead, Economics for Today, presents a straightforward and unbiased approach that effectively teaches the application of basic economic principles". - Preface.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 3, Shelf 5, Side 2, TierNo 5, BayNo 1

 330 TUC (Browse shelf) 1 Available SLASx,05000,03,GR 5000011226

Preface. - Pt. 1. Introduction to economics. 1. Introducing the economic way of thinking. Appendix to chapter 1 : applying graphs to economics. 2. Production possibilities and opportunity cost. 3. Market demand and supply. 4. Markets in action. Appendix to chapter 4. Applying supply and demand analysis to health care. - Pt. 2. Microeconomic fundamentals. 5. Price elasticity of demand and supply. 6. Consumer choice theory. 7. Production costs. - Pt. 3. Market structures. 8. Perfect competition. 9. Monopoly. 10. Monopolistic competition and oligopoly. 11. Labor markets. - Pt. 4. Microeconomic policy issues. 12. Income distribution, poverty, and discrimination. 13. Antitrust and regulation. 14. Environmental economics. - Pt. 5. Macroeconomic fundamentals. 15. Gross domestic product. 16. Business cycles and unemployment. 17. Inflation. - Pt. 6. Macroeconomic theory and policy. 18. The keynesian model. 19. The keynesian model in action. 20. Aggregate demand and supply. 21. Fiscal policy. 22. The public sector. 23. Federal deficits, surpluses, and the National Debt. - Pt. 7. Money, banking, and monetory policy. 24. Money and the federal reserve system. 25. Money creation. 26. Monetory policy. 27. The Phillips Curve and expectations theory. - Pt. 8. The international economy. 28. International trade and finance. 29. Comparative economic systems. 30. Growth and the less-developed countries. - Appendixes. - Glossary. - Index.

"... the purpose of Economics for Today, 2nd. ed., is to teach in an engaging style the basic operations of the U.S. economy to students who will take a two-term economics course. Rather than taking an encyclopedic approach to economic concepts, Economics for Today focuses on the most important tools in economics supply and demand analysis and applies it to clearly explain real-world economic issues. In a nutshell, every effort has been made to make Economics for Today the most "student friendly" text on the market. This text was written to simplify the often confusing array of economic analyses that forces students to simply memorize in order to pass the course. Instead, Economics for Today, presents a straightforward and unbiased approach that effectively teaches the application of basic economic principles". - Preface.