AN INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS |
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Part 1 Economics: The Science of Scarcity |
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Trade, Tradeoffs, and Economic Systems |
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31 | (25) |
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Supply, Demand, and Price: The Theory |
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56 | (31) |
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Applications of Supply and Demand: Explaining and Predicting Market and Nonmarket Behavior |
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87 | (26) |
MACROECONOMICS |
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Part 2 Macroeconomic Fundamentals |
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Macroeconomic Measurements, Part I: Prices and Unemployment |
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Macroeconomic Measurements, Part II: GDP and Real GDP |
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136 | (23) |
Part 3 Macroeconomic Stability, Instability, and Fiscal Policy |
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Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply |
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The Self-Regulating Economy |
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189 | (18) |
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Economic Instability: A Critique of the Self-Regulating Economy |
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207 | (25) |
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232 | (23) |
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Taxes, Deficits, Surpluses, and the Public Debt |
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255 | (19) |
Part 4 Money, the Economy, and Monetary Policy |
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274 | (20) |
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The Federal Reserve System |
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294 | (18) |
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312 | (28) |
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340 | (23) |
Part 5 Expectations and Growth |
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Expectations Theory and the Economy |
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363 | (21) |
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Economic Growth: Resources, Technology, and Ideas |
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384 | (17) |
MICROECONOMICS |
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Part 6 Microeconomic Fundamentals |
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401 | (25) |
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The Logic of Consumer Choice |
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426 | (28) |
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Budget Constraint and Indifference Curve Analysis |
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446 | (8) |
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454 | (19) |
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473 | (27) |
Part 7 Product Markets and Policies |
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500 | (27) |
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527 | (23) |
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Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly |
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550 | (23) |
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Government and Product Markets: Antitrust and Regulation |
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573 | (25) |
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Agriculture: Farmers' Problems, Government Policies, and Unintended Effects |
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598 | (17) |
Part 8 Factor Markets and Related Issues |
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Factor Markets: With Emphasis on the Labor Market |
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615 | (23) |
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638 | (19) |
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The Distribution of Income and Poverty |
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657 | (24) |
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Interest, Rent, and Profit |
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681 | (20) |
Part 9 Market Failure and Public Choice |
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Market Failure: Externalities, Public Goods, and Asymmetric Information |
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701 | (25) |
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Public Choice: Economic Theory Applied to Politics |
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726 | (19) |
THE WORLD ECONOMY |
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Part 10 International Economics: Theory and Policy |
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745 | (19) |
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International Economic Development |
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796 | (13) |
Self-Test Appendix |
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809 | (30) |
Glossary |
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Photo Credits |
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Index |
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