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Economics

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ISBN-10: 013600332X

ISBN-13: 9780136003328

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien

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Hubbard & OBrien motivate the study of economics through real business examples. The book motivates users by demonstrating how real business uses economics to make real decisions on a daily basis. Covers the different Market Structures in an intuitive fashion so that readers of all backgrounds and fields can grasp the importance and flow of these concepts. Chapter opening cases, examples and figures motivate the economic principles covered, while Solved Problems provide models of how to solve an economic problem - keeping readers focused on the main ideas of each chapter, and preventing them from getting bogged down due to a lack of basic math or "word problem" skills. nbsp; In-depth…    
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Book details

List price: $173.33
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 11/6/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1168
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 5.786
Language: English

Introduction
Economics: Foundations and Models Appendix: Using Graphs and Formulas
Tradeoffs, Comparative Advantage, and the Market System
Where Prices Come From: The Interaction of Demand & Supply
Economic Efficiency, Government Price Setting, and Taxes Appendix: Calculating Consumer Surplus and Producer Surplus
Markets in Action
Elasticity: The Responsiveness of Demand and Supply
Firms in the Domestic & International Economies
Firms, the Stock Market, and Corporate Governance Appendix: Tools to Analyze Firms' Financial Information
Comparative Advantage and the Gains from International Trade Appendix: Multinational Firms
Microeconomic Foundations: Consumers and Firms
Consumer Choice & Behavioral Economics Appendix: Indifference Curves
Production, Technology, and Costs Appendix: Isoquants and Isocosts
Market Structure and Firm Strategy
Firms in Perfectly Competitive Markets
Monopolistic Competition: The Competitive Model in a More Realistic Setting
Oligopoly: Firms in Less Competitive Markets
Monopoly and Antitrust Policy
Pricing Strategy
Markets for Factors of Production
The Markets for Labor and Other Factors of Production
Information, Taxes, and the Distribution of Income
The Economics of Information
The Tax System, the Distribution of Income and Poverty
Macroeconomic Foundations and Long-Run Growth
GDP: Measuring Total Production and Income
Unemployment & Inflation
Business Cycles, the Financial System, and Economic Growth
Long-Run Growth: Sources & Policies
Short-Run Fluctuations
Output & Expenditure in the Short Run Appendix: The Algebra of Macroeconomic Equilibrium
AD/AS Analysis Appendix: Schools of Macro Thought
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Money, Banks, and the Federal Reserve System
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
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