Economy Today by Bradley R. Schiller (2002, Hardcover)
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PublisherMcGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN-10007286978X
ISBN-139780072869781
eBay Product ID (ePID)22038648011
Product Key Features
Number of Pages794 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEconomy Today
SubjectFinance / General, Economics / General
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
AuthorBradley R. Schiller
Subject AreaBusiness & Economics
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight76.8 Oz
Item Length11.2 in
Item Width8.7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number9
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2002-100717
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal330
Edition DescriptionWorkbook,Revised edition
Table Of ContentPart 1: Basic Concepts 1: Economics: The Core Issues Appendix: Using Graphs 2: The U.S. Economy: A Global View 3: Supply and Demand 4: The Public Sector Part 2: Measuring Macro Outcomes 5: National-Income Accounting 6: Unemployment 7: Inflation Part 3: Cyclical Instability 8: The Business Cycle 9: Aggregate Demand Appendix: The Keynesian Cross 10: Self-Adjustment or Instability? Part 4: Fiscal Policy Options 11: Fiscal Policy 12: Surpluses, Deficits, and Debts Part 5: Monetary Policy Options 13: Money and Banks 14: The Federal Reserve System 15: Monetary Policy Part 6: Supply-Side Options 16: Supply-Side Policy: Short-Run Options 17: Growth and Productivity: Long-Run Possibilities Part 7: Policy Constraints 18: Global Macro 19: Theory and Reality Part 8: Product Markets: The Basics 20: The Demand for Goods Appendix: Indifference Curves 21: The Costs of Production Part 9: Market Structure 22: The Competitive Firm 23: Competitive Markets 24: Monopoly 25: Oligopoly 26: Monopolistic Competition Part 10: Regulatory Issues 27: (De)Regulation of Business 28: Environmental Protection 29: The Farm Problem Part 11: Factor Markets: Basic Theory 30: The Labor Market 31: Labor Unions 32: Financial Markets Part 12: Distributional Issues 33: Taxes: Equity vs. Efficiency 34: Transfer Payments: Welfare and Social Security Part 13: International Economics 35: International Trade 36: International Finance Glossary Index
SynopsisEmphasizes how policymakers choose between government intervention and market reliance to resolve the core issues of what, how, and for whom to produce. This book highlights this strategic choice throughout the range of micro, macro, and international issues. The chapters end with a policy issue that emphasizes the markets vs government dilemma.