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Economics: Principles & Policy
Economics: Principles & Policy
14th Edition, William J. Baumol; Alan S. Blinder; John L. Solow
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Economics: Principles & Policy
14th Edition
William J. Baumol; Alan S. Blinder; John L. Solow
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337696326
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Chapter
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
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?
10 The Firm And The Industry Under Perfect Competition
11 The Case For Free Markets: The Price System
12 Monopoly
13 Between Competition And Monopoly
14 Limiting Market Power: Antitrust And Regulation
15 The Shortcomings Of Free Markets
16 Externalities, The Environment, And Natural Resources
17 Taxation And Resource Allocation
18 Pricing The Factors Of Production
19 Labor And Entrepreneurship: The Human Inputs
20 Poverty, Inequality, And Discrimination
21 An Introduction To Macroeconomics
22 The Goals Of Macroeconomic Policy
23 Economic Growth: Theory And Policy
24 Aggregate Demand And The Powerful Consumer
25 Demand-side Equilibrium: Unemployment Or Inflation?
26 Bringing In The Supply Side: Unemployment And Inflation?
27 Managing Aggregate Demand: Fiscal Policy
28 Money And The Banking System
29 Monetary Policy: Conventional And Unconventional
30 The Financial Crisis And The Great Recession
31 The Debate Over Monetary And Fiscal Policy
32 Budget Deficits In The Short And Long Run
33 The Trade-off Between Inflation And Unemployment
34 International Trade And Comparative Advantage
35 The International Monetary System: Order Or Disorder?
36 Exchange Rates And The Macroeconomy
37 Contemporary Issues In The U.s. Economy
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1.A Using Graphs: A Review
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Chapter 1 - What Is Economics?
Chapter 1.A - Using Graphs: A Review
Chapter 2 - The Economy: Myth And Reality
Chapter 3 - The Fundamental Economic Problem: Scarcity And Choice
Chapter 4 - Supply And Demand: An Initial Look
Chapter 5 - Consumer Choice: Individual And Market Demand
Chapter 5.A - Analyzing Consumer Choice Graphically: Indifference Curve Analysis
Chapter 6 - Demand And Elasticity
Chapter 7 - Production, Inputs, And Cost: Building Blocks For Supply Analysis
Chapter 7.A - Production Indifference Curves
Chapter 8 - Output, Price, And Profit: The Importance Of Marginal Analysis
Chapter 8.A - The Relatiohnships Among Total, Avegrage And Marginal Data
Chapter 9 - The Financial Markets And The Economy: The Tail That Wags The Dog?
Chapter 9.A - Buying Stocks And Bond
Chapter 10 - The Firm And The Industry Under Perfect Competition
Chapter 11 - The Case For Free Markets: The Price System
Chapter 12 - Monopoly
Chapter 13 - Between Competition And Monopoly
Chapter 14 - Limiting Market Power: Antitrust And Regulation
Chapter 15 - The Shortcomings Of Free Markets
Chapter 16 - Externalities, The Environment, And Natural Resources
Chapter 17 - Taxation And Resource Allocation
Chapter 18 - Pricing The Factors Of Production
Chapter 18.A - Discounting And Present Value
Chapter 19 - Labor And Entrepreneurship: The Human Inputs
Chapter 20 - Poverty, Inequality, And Discrimination
Chapter 21 - An Introduction To Macroeconomics
Chapter 22 - The Goals Of Macroeconomic Policy
Chapter 22.A - How Statisticians Measure Inflation
Chapter 23 - Economic Growth: Theory And Policy
Chapter 24 - Aggregate Demand And The Powerful Consumer
Chapter 24.A - National Income Accounting
Chapter 25 - Demand-side Equilibrium: Unemployment Or Inflation?
Chapter 25.A - A The Simple Algebra Of Income Determination And The Multiplier
Chapter 25.B - The Multiplier With Variable Imports
Chapter 26 - Bringing In The Supply Side: Unemployment And Inflation?
Chapter 27 - Managing Aggregate Demand: Fiscal Policy
Chapter 27.A - Graphical Treatment Of Taxes And Fiscal Policy
Chapter 27.B - Algebraic Treatment Of Taxes And Fiscal Policy
Chapter 28 - Money And The Banking System
Chapter 29 - Monetary Policy: Conventional And Unconventional
Chapter 30 - The Financial Crisis And The Great Recession
Chapter 31 - The Debate Over Monetary And Fiscal Policy
Chapter 32 - Budget Deficits In The Short And Long Run
Chapter 33 - The Trade-off Between Inflation And Unemployment
Chapter 34 - International Trade And Comparative Advantage
Chapter 34.A - Supply, Demand, And Pricing In World Trade
Chapter 35 - The International Monetary System: Order Or Disorder?
Chapter 36 - Exchange Rates And The Macroeconomy
Chapter 37 - Contemporary Issues In The U.s. Economy
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Discuss the fairness of the two proposals included in Test Yourself Question 1.
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The federal government spending (relative to the size of the economy) is rising again, after years...
If ours were a barter economy, how would you pay your tuition bill? What if your college did not...
Why does a modern industrial economy need a central bank?
If you were watching house prices rise during the years 20002006, how might you have decided whether...
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Explain how the U.S. government managed to accumulate a debt of more than 21 trillion. To whom does...
When inflation and unemployment fell together in the 1990s, some observers claimed that policymakers...
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