Economics A Contemporary Introduction

Name: Economics A Contemporary Introduction
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ISBN: 9780324579215

ISBN-10: 0324579217

ISBN-13: 9780324579215

Edition: 8th 2009

Authors: William A. McEachern

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Taking a "just-in-time" approach by introducing material just as it is needed to develop an argument, ECONOMICS: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH, Eighth Edition, truly leads by example. In a decidedly non-condescending tone, McEachern assumes that students are already intuitively familiar with many economic concepts through their own life experiences. These life experiences are then explained to students as economic concepts with clear and interesting exposition, relevant case studies, and a clean focused design. The text's major applications take the form of Case Studies that are meant to be read and therefore are integrated into the flow of each chapter. With this eighth edition, the book's…

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List price: $400.95
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Cengage South-Western
Publication date: 1/8/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 848
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.828
Language: English




The Art and Science of Economic Analysis



Some Tools of Economic Analysis



Economic Decision Makers



Demand and Supply Analysis



Elasticity of Demand and Supply



Consumer Choice and Demand



Production and Cost in the Firm



Perfect Competition



Monopoly



Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly



Resource Markets



Labor Markets and Labor Unions



Capital, Interest, and Corporate Finance



Transaction Costs, Imperfect Information, and Market Behavior



Economic Regulation and Antitrust Policy



Public Goods and Public Choice



Externalities and the Environment



Income Distribution and Poverty



Introduction to Macroeconomics



Productivity and Growth



Measuring the Economy and the Circular Flow



Unemployment and Inflation



Aggregate Expenditure Components



Aggregate Expenditure and Aggregate Demand



Aggregate Supply



Fiscal Policy



Federal Budgets and Public Policy



Money and the Financial System



Banking and the Money Supply



Monetary Theory and Policy



The Policy Debate: Active or Passive?



International Trade



International Finance



Developing and Transitional Economies