Economics

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Economics

Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, John A. List

Pearson, c2022

3rd ed., Global ed

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Forcourses in the principles of economics. An evidence-based approach to economics Throughout Economics, 3rd Edition, authors DaronAcemoglu, David Laibson, and John List use real economic questions anddata to help you learn about the world around you. Taking a freshapproach, they use the themes of optimization, equilibrium, and empiricism tonot only illustrate the power of simple economic ideas, but also to explain andpredict what's happening in today's society. Each chapter begins with anempirical question that is relevant to the life of the reader, and islater answered using data in the Evidence-Based Economics feature. As a resultof the text's practical emphasis, you learn to apply economicprinciples to guide the decisions you make in your own dailylife.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 1. The Principles and Practice of Economics 2. Economic Science: Using Data and Models to Understand the World 3. Optimization: Trying to Do the Best You Can 4. Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium PART II: FOUNDATIONS OF MICROECONOMICS 5. Consumers and Incentives 6. Sellers and Incentives 7. Perfect Competition and the Invisible Hand 8. Trade 9. Externalities and Public Goods 10. The Government in the Economy: Taxation and Regulation 11. Markets for Factors of Production PART III: MARKET STRUCTURE 12. Monopoly 13. Game Theory and Strategic Play 14. Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition PART IV: EXTENDING THE MICROECONOMIC TOOLBOX 15. Trade-offs Involving Time and Risk 16. The Economics of Information 17. Auctions and Bargaining 18. Social Economics PART V INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS 19. The Wealth of Nations: Defining and Measuring MacroeconomicAggregates 20. Aggregate Incomes PART VI LONG-RUN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 21. Economic Growth 22. Why Isn't the Whole World Developed? PART VII EQUILIBRIUM IN THE MACROECONOMY 23. Employment and Unemployment 24. Credit Markets 25. The Monetary System PART VIII SHORT-RUN FLUCTUATIONS AND MACROECONOMIC POLICY 26. Short-Run Fluctuations 27. Countercyclical Macroeconomic Policy PART IX MACROECONOMIC IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY 28. Macroeconomics and International Trade 29. Open Economy Macroeconomics

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  • NCID
    BC09327518
  • ISBN
    • 9781292411019
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Harlow ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    838 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
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