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Product Identifiers
PublisherCengage South-Western
ISBN-101337613045
ISBN-139781337613040
eBay Product ID (ePID)240023542
Product Key Features
Number of Pages928 Pages
Publication NameEconomics for Today
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
SubjectEconomic Conditions, General, Economics / General, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation, Business & Economics
AuthorIrvin Tucker
SeriesMindtap Course List Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height10 in
Item Weight68.1 Oz
Item Length1.6 in
Item Width8.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number10
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2017-963031
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal330
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentPart I: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS.1. Introducing the Economic Way of Thinking.Appendix: Applying Graphs to Economics.2. Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth.Part II: MICROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS.3. Market Demand and Supply.Appendix: Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Market Efficiency.4. Markets in Action.Appendix: Applying Supply and Demand Analysis to Health Care.5. Price Elasticity of Demand and Supply.6. Consumer Choice Theory.Appendix: Indifference Curve Analysis.7. Production Costs.Part III. MARKET STRUCTURES.8. Perfect Competition.9. Monopoly.10. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly.11. Labor Markets.Part IV: MICROECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES.12. Income Distribution, Poverty, and Discrimination.13. Antitrust and Regulation.14. Environmental Economics.PART V: MACROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS.15. Gross Domestic Product.Appendix: A Four-Sector Circular Flow Model.16. Business Cycles and Unemployment.17. Inflation.Part VI: MACROECONOMIC THEORY AND POLICY.18. The Keynesian Model.19. The Keynesian Model in Action.20. Aggregate Demand and Supply.Appendix: The Self-Correcting Aggregate Demand and Supply Model.21. Fiscal Policy.22. The Public Sector.23. Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt.Part VII: MONEY, BANKING, AND MONETARY POLICY.24. Money and the Federal Reserve System.25. Money Creation.26. Monetary Policy.Appendix: Policy Disputes Using the Self-Correcting Aggregate Demand and Supply Model.27. The Phillips Curve and Expectations Theory.P VIII: THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY.28. International Trade and Finance.29. Economies in Transition.30. Growth and the Less-Developed Countries.Appendix A: Answers to Odd-Numbered Study Questions and Problems.Appendix B: Answers to Sample Quizzes.Appendix C: Answers to Road Map Questions.
SynopsisThe most reader-friendly economics approach available, ECONOMICS FOR TODAY, 10E by national award-winning educator Irvin Tucker presents macro and micro economic concepts using a writing style that is engaging and clear, no matter what your current level of economic understanding. A unique presentation and visual learning system, colorful graphs and Causation Chains further clarify important economic principles. The book concisely presents and reinforces core concepts, while online resources immediately facilitate assessment of understanding. You study the latest information on economic growth, income distribution, federal deficits, environmental issues, and other developments in economics today. The book's easy-to-follow format demonstrates how to apply principles to your everyday life, while numerous printed and digital study tools help you further master key current economic principles.