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addChapter 1 - Ten Principles Of EconomicsChapter 1.1 - How People Make DecisionsChapter 1.2 - How People InteractChapter 1.3 - How The Economy As A Whole WorksChapter 2 - Thinking Like An EconomistChapter 2.1 - The Economist As ScientistChapter 2.2 - The Economist As Policy AdviserChapter 3 - Interdependence And The Gains From TradeChapter 3.1 - A Parable For The Modern EconomyChapter 3.2 - Comparative Advantage: The Driving Force Of Specilization
Chapter 3.3 - Applications Of Comparative AdvantageChapter 4 - The Market Forces Of Supply And DemandChapter 4.1 - Markets And CompetitionChapter 4.2 - DemandChapter 4.3 - SupplyChapter 4.4 - Supply And Demand TogetherChapter 5 - Elastic And Its ApplicationChapter 5.1 - The Elasticity Of DemandChapter 5.2 - The Elasticity Of SupplyChapter 5.3 - Three Applications Of Supply, Demand, And ElasticityChapter 6 - Supply, Demand And Government PoliciesChapter 6.1 - Controls On PricesChapter 6.2 - TaxesChapter 7 - Consumers, Producers, And The Efficiency Of MarketsChapter 7.1 - Consumer SurplusChapter 7.2 - Producer SurplusChapter 7.3 - Market EfficiencyChapter 8 - Application: The Cost Of TaxationChapter 8.1 - The Oeadweight Loss Of TaxationChapter 8.2 - The Oeterminants Of The Oeadweight LossChapter 8.3 - Deadweight Loss And Tax Revenue As Taxes VaryChapter 9 - Application: International TradeChapter 9.1 - The Determinants Of TradeChapter 9.2 - The Winners And Losers From TradeChapter 9.3 - The Arguments For Restricting TradeChapter 10 - ExternalitiesChapter 10.1 - Externalities And Market InefficiencyChapter 10.2 - Public Policies Toward ExternalitiesChapter 10.3 - Private Solutions To ExternalitiesChapter 11 - Public Goods And Common ResourcesChapter 11.1 - The Drtferentkinds Of GoodsChapter 11.2 - Public GoodsChapter 11.3 - Common ResourcesChapter 12 - The Design Of The Tax SystemChapter 12.1 - An Overview Of U.S. TaxationChapter 12.2 - Taxes And EfficiencyChapter 12.3 - Taxes And EquityChapter 13 - The Cost Of ProductionChapter 13.1 - What Are Costs?Chapter 13.2 - Production And CostsChapter 13.3 - The Various Measures Of CostChapter 13.4 - Costs In The Short Run And In The Long RunChapter 14 - Firms In Competitive MarketsChapter 14.1 - What Is A Competitive Market?Chapter 14.2 - Profit Maximization And The Competitive Firm's Supply CurveChapter 14.3 - The Supply Curve In A Competitive MarketChapter 15 - MonopolyChapter 15.1 - Why Monopolies AriseChapter 15.2 - How Monopolies Make Production And Pricing DecisionsChapter 15.3 - The Welfare Cost Of MonopoliesChapter 15.4 - Price DiscriminationChapter 15.5 - Public Policy Toward MonopoliesChapter 16 - Monopolistic CompetitionChapter 16.1 - Between Monopoly And Perfect CompetitionChapter 16.2 - Competition With Differentiated ProductsChapter 16.3 - AdvertisingChapter 17 - OligopolyChapter 17.1 - Markets With Only A Few SellersChapter 17.2 - The Economics Of CooperationChapter 17.3 - Public Policy Toward OligopoliesChapter 18 - The Markets For The Factor Of ProductionChapter 18.1 - The Demand For LaborChapter 18.2 - The Supply Of LaborChapter 18.3 - Equilibrium In The L Abor MarketChapter 18.4 - The Other Factors Of Production: Land And CapitalChapter 19 - Earnings And DiscriminationChapter 19.1 - Some Determinants Of Equilibrium WagesChapter 19.2 - The Economics Of DiscriminationChapter 20 - Income Inequality And PovertyChapter 20.1 - The Measurement Of InequalityChapter 20.2 - The Political Philosophy Of Redistributing IncomeChapter 20.3 - Policies To Reduce PovertyChapter 21 - The Theory Of Consumer ChoiceChapter 21.1 - The Budget Constraint: What The Consumer Can AffordChapter 21.2 - Preferences: What The Consumer WantsChapter 21.3 - Optimization: What The Consumer ChoosesChapter 21.4 - Three ApplicationsChapter 22 - Frontiers Of MicroeconomicsChapter 22.1 - Asymmetric InformationChapter 22.2 - Political EconomyChapter 22.3 - Behavioral EconomicsChapter 23 - Measuring A Nation's IncomeChapter 23.1 - The Economy's Income And ExpenditureChapter 23.2 - The Measurement Of GopChapter 23.3 - The Components Of GopChapter 23.4 - Real Versus Nominal GopChapter 23.5 - Is Gop A Good Measure Of Economic Weli·Beina?Chapter 24 - Measuring The Cost Of LivingChapter 24.1 - The Consumer Price IndexChapter 24.2 - Correcting Economic Variables For th-e Effects Of InflationChapter 25 - Production And GrowthChapter 25.1 - Economic Growth Around The WorldChapter 25.2 - Productivity: Its Role And DeterminantsChapter 25.3 - Economic: Growth And Public PolicyChapter 26 - Savings,Investment And The Financial SystemChapter 26.1 - Financial Institutions In The U.S. EconomyChapter 26.2 - Saving And Investment In The National Income AccountsChapter 26.3 - The Market For Loanable FundChapter 27 - The Basic Tools Of FinanceChapter 27.1 - Present Value: Measuring The Time Value Of MoneyChapter 27.2 - Managing RiskChapter 27.3 - Asset ValuationChapter 28 - UnemploymentChapter 28.1 - Ldentifyinr UnemploymentChapter 28.2 - Job SearchChapter 28.3 - Minimum-Wage LawsChapter 28.4 - Unions And Collective BargainingChapter 28.5 - The Theory Of Efficiency WagesChapter 29 - The Monetary SystemChapter 29.1 - The Meaning Of MoneyChapter 29.2 - The Federal Reserve SystemChapter 29.4 - The Fed's Tools Of Monetary ControlChapter 30 - Money Growth And IntlationChapter 30.1 - The Classical Theory Of InflationChapter 30.2 - The Costs Of InflationChapter 31 - Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic ConceptsChapter 31.1 - The Lntemational Flows Of Goods And CapitalChapter 31.2 - The Price For International transaction: Real And Nominal Exchange RateChapter 31.3 - A First Theory Of ExchanR:e-Rate Determination: Purchasing Power ParityChapter 32 - A Macroeconomic Theory Of The Open EconomyChapter 32.1 - Supply And Demand For Loanable Funds And For foreign· Currency ExchangerChapter 32.2 - Eouilibrium In The Ooen EconomyChapter 32.3 - How Policies And Events Affect An Open EconomyChapter 33 - Aggregate Demand And Aggregate SupplyChapter 33.1 - Three Kev Facts About Economic FluctuationsChapter 33.2 - Explaining Short·Run Economic FluctuationsChapter 33.3 - The Aggregate Demand CurveChapter 33.4 - The Aggtegate-Supply CurveChapter 33.5 - Two Causes Of Economic FluctuationsChapter 34 - The Influence Of Monetary And Fiscal Policy On Aggregate DemandChapter 34.1 - How Monetary Policy Influences Aggregate DemandChapter 34.2 - How Fiscal Policy Influences Aggregate DemandChapter 34.3 - Using Policy To Stabilize The EconomyChapter 35 - The Short-Run Trade-off Between Inflation And UnemploymentChapter 35.1 - The Phillips CurveChapter 35.2 - Shift In The Philips curve: The Role Of ExpectationsChapter 35.3 - Shifts In The Phillips Curve: The Role Of Supply ShocksChapter 35.4 - The Cost Of Reducing InflationChapter 36 - Six Debates Over Macroeconomic PolicyChapter 36.1 - Should Monetary And Fiscal Policymakers Try To Stabilize The Economy?Chapter 36.2 - Should The Government Fight Recessions With Spending Hikes Rather Than Tax Cuts?Chapter 36.3 - Should Monetary Policy 8e Made By Rule Rather Than By Discretion?Chapter 36.4 - Should The Central Bank Aim For Zero InflationChapter 36.5 - Should The Government Balance Its Budget?Chapter 36.6 - Should The Tax Laws Be Reformed To Encourage Saving?
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Principles Of Economics, Seventh Edition, continues to be the most popular and widely-used text in the economics classroom. A text by a superb writer and economist that stresses the most important concepts without overwhelming students with an excess of detail. A thorough update has been made to keep all chapters fresh and relevant with current Economic coverage.
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