Economics
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Economics
Pearson, c2010
9th ed., Global ed
- : pbk
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Includes index
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Description
Parkin's Economics is a worldwide leader because it provides a serious, analytical approach to the discipline using the latest policy and data. Parkin trains students to think like economists by offering a clear introduction to theory and applying the concepts to today's events, news, and research.
From our global food shortage to global warming, economic issues permeate our everyday lives. In his Ninth Edition, Parkin brings critical issues to the forefront. Each chapter begins with one of today's key issues, and additional issues appear throughout the chapter to show the real-world applications of the theory being discussed. When the chapter concludes, students "read between the lines" to think critically about a news article relating to the issue, demonstrating how thinking like an economist helps make informed decisions.
Parkin is so committed to currency that he uploads news articles almost daily to MyEconLab (R), the online assessment and tutorial system that accompanies the text. For the Ninth Edition, assessment questions based on these "Economics in the News" articles will be uploaded periodically so that instructors can assign recent articles within MyEconLab.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: What is Economics?
Chapter 2: The Economic Problem
Part 2: How Markets Work
Chapter 3: Demand and Supply
Chapter 4: Elasticity
Chapter 5: Efficiency and Equity
Chapter 6: Government Actions in Markets
Chapter 7: Global Markets in Action
Part 3: Households' Choices
Chapter 8: Utility and Demand
Chapter 9: Possibilities, Preferences, and Choices
Part 4: Firms and Markets
Chapter 10: Organizing Production
Chapter 11: Output and Costs
Chapter 12: Perfect Competition
Chapter 13: Monopoly
Chapter 14: Monopolistic Competition
Chapter 15: Oligopoly
Part 5: Market Failure and Government
Chapter 16: Externalities
Chapter 17: Public Goods and Common Resources
Part 6: Factor Markets, Inequality, and Uncertainty
Chapter 18: Markets for Factors of Production
Chapter 19: Economic Inequality
Chapter 20: Uncertainty and Information
Part 7: Monitoring Macroeconomic Trends and Fluctuations
Chapter 21: Measuring GDP and Economic Growth
Chapter 22: Monitoring Jobs and Inflation
Part 8: Macroeconomic Trends
Chapter 23: Economic Growth
Chapter 24: Finance, Saving, and Investment
Chapter 25: Money, the Price Level, and Inflation
Chapter 26: The Exchange Rate and the Balance of Payments
Part 9: Macroeconomic Fluctuations
Chapter 27: Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
Chapter 28: Expenditure Multipliers: They Keynesian Model
Chapter 29: U.S. Inflation, Unemployment, and Business Cycle
Part 10: Macroeconomic Policy
Chapter 30: Fiscal Policy
Chapter 31: Monetary Policy
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