Parkin, Michael, 1939-

Economics / Michael Parkin. - 6th ed. - Boston, Mass. : Addison Wesley, c2003. - xlvi, 860, [26] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. + 2 electronic optical discs (CD-ROM) (4 3/4 in.) - Addison-Wesley series in economics .

Pt. 1. Introduction. - Ch. 1. What is economics? Appendix. Graphs in economics. Ch. 2. The economic problem. - Pt. 2. How markets works. Ch. 3. Demand and supply. Ch. 4. Elasticity. Ch. 5. Efficiency and equity. Ch. 6. Markets in actions. - Pt. 3. Households' choices. Ch. 7. Utility and demand. Ch. 8. Possibilities, preferences, and choices. - Pt. 4. Firms and markets. Ch. 9. Organizing production. Ch. 10. Output and costs. Ch. 11. Perfect competition. Ch. 12. Monopoly. Ch. 13. Monopolistic competition oligopoly. - Pt. 5. Factor markets. Ch. 14. Demand and supply in factor markets. Appendix. Labor unions. Ch. 15. Economic inequality. - Pt. 6. Market failure and government. Ch. 16. Public goods and Taxes. Ch. 17. Regulation and antitrust law. Ch. 18. Externalties. - Pt. 7. Macroeconomic overview. Ch. 19. Measuring GDP and economic growth. Ch. 20. Monitoring cycles, jobs, and the price level. Ch. 21. Aggregate supply and aggregate demand. - Pt. 8. Aggregate supply and economic growth. Ch. 22. The economy at full employment. Ch. 23. Capital, investment, and saving. Ch. 24. Economic growth. - Pt. 9. Aggregate demand and inflation. Ch. 25. Expenditure multipliers. Ch. 26. Fiscal policy. Ch. 27. Money. Ch. 28. Monetary policy. Ch. 29. Inflation. - Pt. 10. Stabilization problems and policies. Ch. 30. The business cycle. Ch. 31. Macroeconomic policy challenges. - Pt. 11. The global economy. Ch. 32. Trading with the world. Ch. 33. International finance. Ch. 34. Global stock markets.

2 electronic optical discs (CD-ROM) : [Disc 1] : Student resource disk for microeconomics : student study guide [by] Mark Rush : personal tutor [by] Mark Rush, Jill Herndon. ISBN 0321108493. - [Disc 2] : Student resource disk for macroeconomics : student study guide [by] Mark Rush : personal tutor [by] Mark Rush, Jill Herndon. ISBN 0321112024.

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