The Micro Economy Today Information Center: Table of Contents (Contents in Brief)


		Table of Contents

The Micro Economy Today, 11/e

Bradley R. Schiller, American University

ISBN: 0073287121
Copyright year: 2008

Table of Contents (Contents in Brief)

Part 1 BASIC CONCEPTS

Chapter 1 Economics: The Core Issues
Appendix: Using Graphs
Chapter 2 The U.S. Economy: A Global View
Chapter 3 Supply and Demand
Chapter 4 The Public Sector

Part 2 PRODUCT MARKETS: THE BASICS

Chapter 5 The Demand for Goods
Appendix: Indifference Curves
Chapter 6: The Costs of Production

Part 3 MARKET STRUCTURE

Chapter 7 The Competitive Firm
Chapter 8 Competitive Markets
Chapter 9 Monopoly
Chapter 10 Oligopoly
Chapter 11 Monopolistic Competition

Part 4 REGULATORY ISSUES

Chapter 12 (De)Regulation of Business
Chapter 13 Environmental Protection
Chapter 14 The Farm Problem

Part 5 FACTOR MARKETS: BASIC THEORY

Chapter 15 The Labor Market
Chapter 16 Labor Unions
Chapter 17 Financial Markets

Part 6 DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES

Chapter 18 Taxes: Equity vs. Efficiency
Chapter 19 Transfer Payments: Welfare and Social Security

Part 7 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

Chapter 20 International Trade
Chapter 21 International Finance
Chapter 22 Global Poverty

Glossary
Index

Student Problem Sets are located at the back of the book.

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