McConnell, Campbell R.
Economics : principles, problems and policies / Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue . - Sixteenth edition - xxx, 733 page : illustrations + 26 cm. 1 CD-ROM ;
Includes glossary and index.
An introduction to economics and the economy --
The nature and method of economics --
The economizing problem --
Individual markets: demand and supply --
The market system --
The U.S. economy: private and public sectors --
The United States in the global economy --
Macroeconomic measurement and basic concepts --
Measuring domestic output and national income --
Introduction to economic growth and instability --
Basic macroeconomic relationships --
Macroeconomic models and fiscal policy --
The aggregate expenditures model --
Aggregate demand and aggregate supply --
Fiscal policy --
Money, banking, and monetary policy --
Money and banking --
How banks and thrifts create money --
Monetary policy --
Long-run perspectives and macroeconomic debates --
Extending the analysis of aggregate supply --
Economic growth --
Deficits, surpluses, and the public debt --
Disputes over macro theory and policy --
Microeconomics of product markets --
Elasticity of demand and supply --
Consumer behavior and utility maximization --
The costs of production --
Pure competition --
Pure monopoly --
Monopolistic competition and oligopoly --
Technology, R & D, and efficiency --
Microeconomics of resource markets --
The demand for resources --
Wage determination --
Rent, interest, and profit --
Microeconomics of government --
Government and market failure --
Public choice theory and the economics of taxation --
Microeconomic issues and policies --
Antitrust policy and regulation --
Agriculture: economics and policy --
Income inequality and poverty --
Labor market institutions and issues: unionism, discrimination, and immigration --
The economics of health care --
International economics and the world economy --
International trade --
Exchange rates, the balance of payments, and trade deficits.
Contains chapter checklists, chapter outlines, hints and tips, terms, self-tests, true-false, multiple choice, problems, essay questions, answers, and others.
0072819359 9780072819359
Economics.
330
Economics : principles, problems and policies / Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue . - Sixteenth edition - xxx, 733 page : illustrations + 26 cm. 1 CD-ROM ;
Includes glossary and index.
An introduction to economics and the economy --
The nature and method of economics --
The economizing problem --
Individual markets: demand and supply --
The market system --
The U.S. economy: private and public sectors --
The United States in the global economy --
Macroeconomic measurement and basic concepts --
Measuring domestic output and national income --
Introduction to economic growth and instability --
Basic macroeconomic relationships --
Macroeconomic models and fiscal policy --
The aggregate expenditures model --
Aggregate demand and aggregate supply --
Fiscal policy --
Money, banking, and monetary policy --
Money and banking --
How banks and thrifts create money --
Monetary policy --
Long-run perspectives and macroeconomic debates --
Extending the analysis of aggregate supply --
Economic growth --
Deficits, surpluses, and the public debt --
Disputes over macro theory and policy --
Microeconomics of product markets --
Elasticity of demand and supply --
Consumer behavior and utility maximization --
The costs of production --
Pure competition --
Pure monopoly --
Monopolistic competition and oligopoly --
Technology, R & D, and efficiency --
Microeconomics of resource markets --
The demand for resources --
Wage determination --
Rent, interest, and profit --
Microeconomics of government --
Government and market failure --
Public choice theory and the economics of taxation --
Microeconomic issues and policies --
Antitrust policy and regulation --
Agriculture: economics and policy --
Income inequality and poverty --
Labor market institutions and issues: unionism, discrimination, and immigration --
The economics of health care --
International economics and the world economy --
International trade --
Exchange rates, the balance of payments, and trade deficits.
Contains chapter checklists, chapter outlines, hints and tips, terms, self-tests, true-false, multiple choice, problems, essay questions, answers, and others.
0072819359 9780072819359
Economics.
330