Master today's principles of microeconomics and gain an understanding of current economic issues with the solid introduction and policy-based examples and applications found in Baumol/Blinder/Solow's MICROECONOMICS: PRINCIPLES AND POLICY, 14E. Written by several of today's most respected economists, this book is one of the most up-to-date microeconomics texts on the market -- incorporating data and issues as recent as 2018. The authors combine the right level of rigor and detail to clarify even the most complicated microeconomic concepts. An entirely new chapter closes the book by delving into some of the most important issues confronting the U.S. economy today. Throughout this edition, well-developed examples, intriguing puzzles and meaningful microeconomic issues provide an excellent balance of theory to application while keeping you engaged and intrigued.
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I.Getting Acquainted with Economics
1.WHAT IS ECONOMICS?
2.THE ECONOMY: MYTH AND REALITY
3.THE FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMIC PROBLEM: SCARCITY AND CHOICE
4.SUPPLY AND DEMAND: AN INITIAL LOOK
II.The Building Blocks of Demand and Supply
5.CONSUMER CHOICE: INDIVIDUAL AND MARKET DEMAND
6.DEMAND AND ELASTICITY
7.PRODUCTION, INPUTS, AND COST: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SUPPLY ANALYSIS
8.OUTPUT, PRICE, AND PROFIT: THE IMPORTANCE OF MARGINAL ANALYSIS
9.THE FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE ECONOMY: THE TAIL THAT WAGS THE DOG?
III.The Virtues of Free Markets
10.THE FIRM AND THE INDUSTRY UNDER PERFECT COMPETITION
11.THE CASE FOR FREE MARKETS: THE PRICE SYSTEM
IV.The Limitations of Free Markets
12.MONOPOLY
13.BETWEEN COMPETITION AND MONOPOLY
14.LIMITING MARKET POWER: ANTITRUST AND REGULATION
15.THE SHORTCOMINGS OF FREE MARKETS
16.EXTERNALITIES, EXTERNALITEIS, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
17.TAXATION AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION
V.The Distribution of Income
18.PRICING THE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
19.LABOR AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE HUMAN INPUTS
20.POVERTY, INEQUALITY, AND DISCRIMINATION
VI.The United States in the World Economy
21.INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
VII.The Economy Today
22.CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE U.S. ECONOMY
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781337794992
Publisert
2019-03-25
Utgave
14. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
South-Western College Publishing
Vekt
930 gr
Høyde
276 mm
Bredde
217 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
528