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Issues in Economics Today

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ISBN-10: 0073375934

ISBN-13: 9780073375939

Edition: 5th 2010

Authors: Robert Guell

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Issues in Economics Today is a modern issues book built to meet instructor and student needs simultaneously. This title was developed to allow instructors the maximum flexibility to teach this material in a manner that fits their personal style.This edition includes 8 intensive core theory chapters and 35 shorter issues chapters. The book is designed to allow faculty the flexibility in approach as well. Some instructors like to intertwine theory and issues while others like to lay the theoretical foundation first before heading into the issues. With flexibility in mind, instructors can set a theme for their course and pick issues consistent with that theme while others will let their…    
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Book details

List price: $72.99
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 11/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 552
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Economics: The Study of Opportunity Cost
Graphing: Yes, You Can
Supply and Demand
The Concept of Elasticity and Consumer and Producer Surplus
Firm Production, Cost, and Revenue
Perfect Competition, Monopoly, and Economic versus Normal Profit
Every Macroeconomic Word You Ever Heard: Gross Domestic Product, Inflation, Unemployment, Recession, and Depression
Interest Rates and Present Value
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Policy
The Housing Crisis
The Recession of 2008-2009
Federal Spending
Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt
International Trade: Does it Jeopardize American Jobs?
International Finance and Exhange Rates
NAFTA, GATT, WTO: Are Trade Agreements Good for Us?
Economic Growth and Development
The International Monetary Fund: Doctor or Witch Doctor?
The Line Between Legal and Illegal Goods
The Environment
Health Care
Government Provided Health Insurance: Medicaid, Medicare, and the Child Health Insurance Program
The Economics of Prescription Drugs
Economics and the Law
The Economics of Crime
The Economics of Race and Sex Discrimination
Farm Policy
Minimum Wage
Ticket Brokers and Ticket Scalping
Why Did This Textbook Cost so Much?
Education
Poverty and Welfare
Social Security
Personal Income Taxes
Energy Prices
If We Build It, Will They Come? And Other Sports Questions
The Stock Market and Crashes
Unions
The Cost of War and Occupation
The Economics of Terrorism
Wal-Mart: Always Low Prices (and Low Wages)-Always
The Economic Impact of Casino Gambling