Parkin, Michael, 1939-
Economics. / Michael Parkin. - 9th ed. - Boston : Addison-Wesley, c2010. - xl, 784 p.: col. ill.; 27 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction: What is economics? -- The Economic problem -- How Markets work: Demand and supply -- Elasticity -- Efficiency and equity -- Government actions in markets -- Global markets in action -- Households' choice: Utility and demand -- Possibilities, preferences and choices -- Firms and markets: Organizing production -- Output and costs -- Perfect competition -- Monopoly -- Monopolistic competition -- Oligopoly -- Market failure and government : Externalities -- Public goods and common resources -- Factor markets, inequality and uncertainty: Makets for factors of production -- Economic inequality -- Uncertainty and information -- Monitoring macroeconomic trends and fluctuations: Measuring GDP and economic growth -- Monitoring jobs and inflation -- Macroeconomic trends: Economic growth -- Finance, saving and investment -- Money, the price level and inflation -- The Exchange rate and the balance of payments -- Macroeconomic Fluctuations: Aggregate supply and aggregate demand -- Expenditure multipliers: The Keynesian model -- U.S inflation, unemployment and business cycle -- Macroeconomic policy: Fiscal policy -- Monetary policy.
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Economics. / Michael Parkin. - 9th ed. - Boston : Addison-Wesley, c2010. - xl, 784 p.: col. ill.; 27 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction: What is economics? -- The Economic problem -- How Markets work: Demand and supply -- Elasticity -- Efficiency and equity -- Government actions in markets -- Global markets in action -- Households' choice: Utility and demand -- Possibilities, preferences and choices -- Firms and markets: Organizing production -- Output and costs -- Perfect competition -- Monopoly -- Monopolistic competition -- Oligopoly -- Market failure and government : Externalities -- Public goods and common resources -- Factor markets, inequality and uncertainty: Makets for factors of production -- Economic inequality -- Uncertainty and information -- Monitoring macroeconomic trends and fluctuations: Measuring GDP and economic growth -- Monitoring jobs and inflation -- Macroeconomic trends: Economic growth -- Finance, saving and investment -- Money, the price level and inflation -- The Exchange rate and the balance of payments -- Macroeconomic Fluctuations: Aggregate supply and aggregate demand -- Expenditure multipliers: The Keynesian model -- U.S inflation, unemployment and business cycle -- Macroeconomic policy: Fiscal policy -- Monetary policy.
9780321589491 0321589491
2010286220
Economics.
HB171.5 / .P313
330