Principles of Economics

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Title:
Principles of Economics
Creator:
Greenlaw, Steven A. ( Author, Primary )
Shapiro, David ( Author, Primary )
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OpenStax
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Subjects / Keywords:
Open and Affordable Textbooks (OAT)
Economics ( lcsh )
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Summary:
Principles of Economics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to increase clarity, update data and current event impacts, and incorporate the feedback from many reviewers and adopters. - OpenStax ( ,,,,, )
Scope and Content:
Preface 1 Welcome to Economics! 2 Choice in a World of Scarcity 3 Demand and Supply 4 Labor and Financial Markets 5 Elasticity 6 Consumer Choices 7 Production, Costs, and Industry Structure 8 Perfect Competition 9 Monopoly 10 Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly 11 Monopoly and Antitrust Policy 12 Environmental Protection and Negative Externalities 13 Positive Externalities and Public Goods 14 Labor Markets and Income 15 Poverty and Economic Inequality 16 Information, Risk, and Insurance 17 Financial Markets 18 Public Economy 19 The Macroeconomic Perspective 20 Economic Growth 21 Unemployment 22 Inflation 23 The International Trade and Capital Flows 24 The Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply Model 25 The Keynesian Perspective 26 The Neoclassical Perspective 27 Money and Banking 28 Monetary Policy and Bank Regulation 29 Exchange Rates and International Capital Flows 30 Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy 31 The Impacts of Government Borrowing 32 Macroeconomic Policy Around the World 33 International Trade 34 Globalization and Protectionism A | The Use of Mathematics in Principles of Economics B | Indifference Curves C | Present Discounted Value D | The Expenditure-Output Model Answer Key References Index
Preferred Citation:
APA Style: Greenlaw, S. A. & Shapiro, D. (2017). Principles of Economics 2e. OpenStax. http://open-nj.sobeklibrary.com/AA00001348. CC BY 3.0 license.

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