Economics

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parkin, Michael , 1939- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : Pearson , c2012
Edition:10th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is economics?
  • 2. The economic problem
  • 3. Demand and supply
  • 4. Elasticity
  • 5. Efficiency and equity
  • 6. Government actions in markets
  • 7. Global markets in action
  • 8. Utility and demand
  • 9. Possibilities, preferences, and choice
  • 10. Organizing production
  • 11. Output and costs
  • 12. Perfect competition
  • 13. Monopoly
  • 14. Monopolistic competition
  • 15. Oligopoly
  • 16. Public choices and public goods
  • 17. Economics of the environment
  • 18. Markets for factors of production
  • 19. Economic inequality
  • 20. Uncertainty and information
  • 21. Measuring GDP and economic growth
  • 22. Monitoring jobs and inflation
  • 23. Economic growth
  • 24. Finance, saving, and investment
  • 25. Money, the price level, and inflation
  • 26. The exchange rate and the balance of payments
  • 27. Aggregate supply and aggregate demand
  • 28. Expenditure multipliers : the Keynesian model
  • 29. U.S. inflation, unemployment, and business cycle
  • 30. Fiscal policy
  • 31. Monetary policy