Principles of economics /
Robert H. Frank, Ben S. Bernanke.
- New York : McGraw Hill/Irwin, c2001
- xl, 834 p. ; 28 cm.
Preface. - Pt. 1. Introduction. Ch. 1. Thinking like an economist. Ch. 2. Some common pitfalls for decision makers. Ch. 3. Comparative advantage : the basis for exchange. Ch. 4. Supply and demand : an introduction. - Pt. 2. Competition and the invisible hand. Ch. 5. Demand : the benefit side of the market. Ch. 6. Perfectly competitive supply : the cost side of the market. Ch. 7. Efficiency and exchange. Ch. 8. The quest for profit and the invisible hand. - Pt. 3. Market imperfections. Ch. 9. Monopoly and other forms of imperfect competition. Ch. 10. Thinking strategically. Ch. 11. Externalities and property rights. Ch. 12. The economics of information. - Pt. 4. Labor markets and the public sector. Ch. 13. Labor markets. Ch. 14. The economics of public policy. Ch. 15. Public goods and taxation. Ch. 16. Income redistribution. - Pt. 5. Macroeconomics : the Bird's-Eye view of the economy. Ch. 18. Measuring economic activity : GDP and unemployment. Ch. 19. Measuring the price level and inflation. - Pt. 6. The economy in the long run. Ch. 20. Economic growth, productivity and living standards. Ch. 21. Workers, wages and unemployment in the modern economy. Ch. 22. Saving and capital formation. Ch. 23. Financial markets, money and the federal reserve. - Pt. 7. The economy in the short run. Ch. 24. Short-term economic fluctuations : an introduction. Ch. 25. Aggregate demand and output in the short run. Ch. 26. Stabilizing aggregate demand : the role of the fed. Ch. 27. Inflation, aggregate demand, and aggregate supply. - Pt. 8. The international economy. Ch. 28. International trade and capital flows. Ch. 29. Exchange rates and the open economy. - Glossary. - Index.
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