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Microeconomics, 9/e

Campbell R. McConnell, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Stanley R. Brue, Pacific Lutheran University
Thomas P. Barbiero, Ryerson Polytechnic University

The Nature and Method of Economics

Chapter Objectives

In this chapter you will learn:

The Ten Key Concepts to retain for a lifetime.

The definition of economics.

About the economic way of thinking.

How economists construct theories.

The distinction between microeconomics and macroeconomics.

The pitfalls to objective thinking.

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