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The Economy Today , 10/e

Bradley Schiller, American University

Part 1	BASIC CONCEPTS
Chapter 1	Economics: The Core Issues…1
	Appendix: Using Graphs…21
Chapter 2	The U.S. Economy: A Global View…27
Chapter 3	Supply and Demand…44
Chapter 4	The Public Sector…70

Part 2	MEASURING MACRO OUTCOMES
Chapter 5	National-Income Accounting…94
Chapter 6	Unemployment…114
Chapter 7	Inflation…132

Part 3	CYCLICAL INSTABILITY
Chapter 8	The Business Cycle…154
Chapter 9	Aggregate Demand…178
	Appendix: The Keynesian Cross…199
Chapter 10	Self-Adjustment or Instability?...204

Part 4	FISCAL POLICY LEVERS
Chapter 11	Fiscal Policy…224
Chapter 12	Deficits, Surpluses, and Debt…243

Part 5	MONETARY POLICY OPTIONS
Chapter 13	Money and Banks…266
Chapter 14	The Federal Reserve System…284
Chapter 15	Monetary Policy…301

Part 6	SUPPLY-SIDE OPTIONS
Chapter 16	Supply-Side Policy: Short-Run Options…330
Chapter 17	Growth and Productivity: Long-Run Possibilities…353

Part 7	POLICY CONSTRAINTS
Chapter 18	Global Macro…372
Chapter 19	Theory and Reality…388

Part 8	PRODUCT MARKETS: THE BASICS
Chapter 20	The Demand for Goods…414
	Appendix: Indifference Curves…438
Chapter 21	The Costs of Production…446

Part 9	MARKET STRUCTURE
Chapter 22	The Competitive Firm…472
Chapter 23	Competitive Markets…495
Chapter 24	Monopoly…515
Chapter 25	Oligopoly…537
Chapter 26	Monopolistic Competition…564

Part 10	REGULATORY ISSUES
Chapter 27	(De)Regulation of Business…576
Chapter 28	Environmental Protection…596
Chapter 29	The Farm Problem…617

Part 11	FACTOR MARKETS: BASIC THEORY
Chapter 30	The Labor Market…632
Chapter 31	Labor Unions…655
Chapter 32	Financial Markets…672

Part 12	DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES
Chapter 33	Taxes: Equity vs. Efficiency…692
Chapter 34	Transfer Payments: Welfare and Social Security…708

Part 13	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Chapter 35	International Trade…724
Chapter 36	International Finance…747

	Glossary G-1
	Index I-1
	Student Problem Sets P1

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