I. INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS AND THE ECONOMY. 1. Ten-Three Combination Once to the Side: Economic Reasoning. 2. A Yen for Who Stole Opportunity (Costs): The Economics of Scarcity and Production Possibilities. 3. It's Altogether Fitting: The Features of the American Economy. 4. First and Ten, Economics Again: The Basic Elements of Supply and Demand. II. MICROECONOMICS. 5. Gallstones, 747's, Fish, and Calculators: The Economics of Utility, Elasticity, and Changes in Supply and Demand. 6. A Corny Story with a Kernel of Truth: The Economics of Production Costs. 7. All Is Not Well That Ends Well: The Economics of Pure Competition. 8. Alone-and Loving It: The Economics of Monopoly. 9. What's Brewing in the Beer Industry?: The Economics of Oligopoly. 10. Help Wanted, For Hire: The Economics of the Labor Market. III. PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS AND ISSUES. 11. A Picture is Worth...?: The Public Sector: Regulation, Public Goods, Externalities. 12. Plucking the Goose: The Public Sector: Taxation. 13. Holey Buckets!: The Economics of Poverty, Income Inequality, and Redistribution Policies. IV. MACROECONOMICS. 14. Should We Laugh or Cry?: The Economics of Inflation and Unemployment. 15. Rub a Dub Dub, the Economy as a Tub: The Economics of Spending, Saving, and National Income. 16. A Conversation with a Wizard: Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, and Fiscal Policy. 17. Money: It Grows on T's: The Economics of Money and Its Creation. 18. It's a Sobering Experience When Money Gets Tight: The Economics of Monetary Policy. 19. Here's Looking at You, Kid: Perspectives on the Phillips Curve. 20. Mr. Malthus: The Economics of Growth. V. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. 21. A Yen for Solitude: The Economics of International Trade. 22. Who Stole Lizzy's Profits: The Economics of International Finance. Glossary of Economic Terms. Index.