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020 _a9780073042138
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040 _cLC
050 _aHB172.5.S31
100 _qWilson, Linda
245 _aStudy guide for use with the economy today by Bradley R. Schiller. /
_cPrepared by Linda Wilson and Mark Maier.
250 _a10th ed.
260 _aBoston:
_bMcGraw-Hill,
_c2006.
300 _aviii, 506 p.:
_bill.
_c28cm.
505 _aContents: I. Basic concepts: Economics: the core issues -- The U.S. Economy: a global view -- Supply and demand -- The Public sector -- II. Measuring macro outcomes: National-Income accounting -- Unemployment -- Inflation -- III. Cyclical instability: The Business cycle -- Aggregate demand -- Self-adjustment or instability? -- IV. Fiscal policy levers: Fiscal policy -- Deficits, surpluses and debt -- V. Monetary policy options: Money and banks -- The Federal Reserve System -- Monetary policy -- VI. Supply-side options: Supply-side policy: short-run options -- Growth and productivity: long-run possibilities -- VII. Policy constraints: Global macro -- Theory and reality -- VIII. Product markets: The Basics: The Demand for goods -- The Costs of production -- IX. Market structure: The Competitive firm -- Competitive markets -- Monopoly -- Oligopoly -- Monopolistic competition -- X. Regulatory issues: (De)Regulation of business -- Environmental protection -- The Farm problem -- XI. Factor markets: basic theory: The Labor market -- Labor unions -- Financial markets -- XII. Distributional issues: Taxes: equity vs. efficiency -- Transfer payments: welfare and social security -- XII. International economics: International trade -- International finance --
650 _zEconomics
700 _qMaier, Mark
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