Campbell R McConnell,
University of Nebraska, Emeritus Stanley L Brue,
Pacific Lutheran University
ISBN: 0072875615 Copyright year: 2005
Table of Contents
PART ONE: An Introduction to Economics and the Economy
The Nature and Method of Economics
The Economizing Problem
Individual Markets: Demand and Supply
3W Applications and Extensions of Supply and Demand Analysis
The Market System
The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors
The United States in the Global Economy
PART TWO: Microeconomics of Product Markets
Elasticity of Demand and Supply
Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization
The Costs of Production
Pure Competition
Pure Monopoly
Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
Technology, R&D, and Efficiency
PART THREE: Microeconomics of Resource Markets
The Demand for Resources
Wage Determination
Rent, Interest, and Profit
PART FOUR: Microeconomics of Government
Government and Market Failure
Public Choice Theory and the Economics of Taxation
PART FIVE: Microeconomic Issues and Policies
Antitrust Policy and Regulation
Agriculture: Economics and Policy
Income Inequality and Poverty
Labor Market Institutions and Issues: Unionism, Discrimination, Immigration
The Economics of Health Care
PART SIX: International Economics and the World Economy
International Trade
Exchange Rates, the Balance of Payments, and Trade Deficits
40W Transition Economies: Russia and China
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