TY - BOOK AU - Schiller,Bradley R. TI - The economy today SN - 0071151141 U1 - 330 PY - 2003/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin KW - Economics N1 - Preface. Intro: - Pt. 1. Basic Concepts. Ch. 1 Economics: The Core Issues. Ch. 2. The U.S. Economy: A Global View. Ch. 3. Supply and Demand. Ch. 4. The Public Sector. Macro: - Pt. 2. Measuring Macro Outcomes. Ch. 5 National-Income Accounting. Ch. 6. Unemployment. Ch. 7. Inflation. - Pt. 3. Cyclical Instability. Ch. 8. The Business Cycle. Ch. 9. Aggregate Spending. Ch. 10. Self-Adjustment or Instability? - Pt. 4. Fiscal Policy Options. Ch. 11. Fiscal Policy. Ch. 12. Surpluses, Deficits and Debt. - Pt. 5.Monetary Policy Options. Ch. 13 Money and Banks. Ch. 14 The Federal Reserve System. Ch. 15 Monetary Policy. - Pt. 6. Supply-Side Options. Ch. 16. Supply-Side Policy: Short-Run Options. Ch. 17. Growth and Productivity: Long-Run Possibilities. - Pt. 7. Policy Constraints. Ch. 18 Global Macro. Ch. 19. Theory and Reality. Micro: - Pt. 8. Product Markets: the Basics. Ch. 20. The Demand for Goods. Ch. 21 The Costs of Production. - Pt. 9. Market Structure. Ch. 22 The Competitive Firm. Ch. 23 Competitive Markets. Ch. 24. Monopoly. Ch. 25. Oligopoly. Ch. 26. Monopolistic Competition. - Pt. 10. Regulatory Issues. Ch. 27 (De)Regulation of Business. - Ch. 28. Environmental Protection. Ch. 29. The Farm Problem. - Pt 11. Factor Markets: Basic Theory. Ch. 30 The Labor Market. Ch. 31. Labor Unions. Ch. 32. Financial Markets. - Pt. 12. Distributional Issues. Ch. 33 Taxes: Equity vs. Efficiency. Ch. 34. Transfer Payments: Welfare and Social Security. - Pt. 13. International Economics. Ch. 35. International Trade. Ch. 36. International Finance. - Glossary G-1 Index I-1; Student Problem Set for use with the economy today, the macro economy today and the mirco economy today 9th ed. by Bradley R. Schiller ISBN 0072555211 ER -