Economics

• Main Authors: Begg, David (Author), Vernascam Gianluigi (Author), Fischer, Stanley (Author), Dornbusch, Rudiger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Berkshire McGraw-Hill Higher Education 2014
• Edition: Eleventh Edition
• Subjects: Economics > Problems, exercises, etc
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This new edition of the popular text by David Begg and Gianluigi Vernasca enables the reader to understand today's economic environment by examining the underlying theory and applying it to real-world situations. Economics surveys the latest ideas and issues, such as the role of regulation in b...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1: Introduction 1. Economics and the Economy2. Tools of Economics Analysis3. Demand, Supply and the MarketPart 2: Positive Microeconomics4. Elasticities of Demand and Supply5. Consumer Choice and Demand6. Introducing Supply Decisions7. Costs and Supply 8. Perfect Competition and Pure Monopoly9. Market Structure and Imperfect Competition10. The Labour Market11. Factor Markets and Income Distribution12. Risk and InformationPart 3: Welfare Economics13. Welfare Economics14. Government Spending and Revenue Part 4: Macroeconomics15. Introduction to Macroeconomics16. Output and Aggregate Demand 17. Fiscal Policy and Foreign Policy 18. Money and Banking 19. Interest Rates and Monetary Transmission 20. Monetary and Fiscal Policy 21. Aggregate Supply, Prices and Adjustment to Shocks 22. Inflation, Expectations and Credibility 23. Unemployment 24. Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments 25. Open Economy Macroeconomics 26. Exchange Rate Regimes 27. Business Cycles 28. Supply-side Economics and Economic Growth Part 5: The World Economy29. International Trade