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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781133582168
Publisert
2013-01-04
Utgave
11. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
South-Western College Publishing
Vekt
998 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt
Antall sider
560

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Biographical note

Dr. Roger A. Arnold is Professor of Economics at California State University San Marcos, where his fields of specialization include general microeconomic theory and monetary theory. A widely respected authority on economic issues, Dr. Arnold is a regularly featured expert on talk radio discussing the state of the economy. He is also a proven author who has published numerous academic articles, hundreds of newspaper columns, as well as the popular ECONOMICS: NEW WAYS OF THINKING and principles of economics supplemental text, HOW TO THINK LIKE AN ECONOMIST. Dr. Arnold earned a B.S. in Economics from the University of Birmingham in England and received his M.A. and his Ph.D. degrees from Virginia Tech.