Principles of economics

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Case, Karl E. (-)
Otros Autores: Fair, Ray C., Oster, Sharon M.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Harlow : Pearson 2020.
Harlow, England : 2020.
Edición:13th ed. Global ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009841930006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1 Introduction to Economics
  • 1 The Scope and Method of Economics
  • 2 The Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choice
  • 3 Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium
  • 4 Demand and Supply Applications
  • 5. Elasticity
  • PART II: THE MARKET SYSTEM
  • 6. Household Behavior and Consumer Choice
  • 7. The Production Process: The Behavior of Profit-Maximizing Firms
  • 8. Short-Run Costs and Output Decisions
  • 9. Long-Run Costs and Output Decisions
  • 10. Input Demand: The Labor and Land Markets
  • 11. Input Demand: The Capital Market and the Investment Decision
  • 12. General Equilibrium and the Efficiency of Perfect Competition
  • PART III: MARKET IMPERFECTIONS AND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
  • 13. Monopoly and Antitrust Policy
  • 14. Oligopoly
  • 15. Monopolistic Competition
  • 16. Externalities, Public Goods, and Common Resources
  • 17. Uncertainty and Asymmetric Information
  • 18. Income Distribution and Poverty
  • 19. Public Finance: The Economics of Taxation
  • PART IV: CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMS IN MACROECONOMICS
  • 20. Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • 21. Measuring National Output and National Income
  • 22. Unemployment, Inflation, and Long-Run Growth
  • PART V: THE CORE OF MACROECONOMIC THEORY
  • 23. Aggregate Expenditure and Equilibrium Output
  • 24. The Government and Fiscal Policy
  • 25. Money, the Federal Reserve, and the Interest Rate
  • 26. The Determination of Aggregate Output, the Price Level, and the Interest Rate
  • 27. Policy Effects and Cost Shocks in the AS/AD Model
  • 28. The Labor Market in the Macroeconomy
  • PART VI: FURTHER MACROECONOMICS ISSUES
  • 29. Financial Crises, Stabilization, and Deficits
  • 30. Household and Firm Behavior in the Macroeconomy: A Further Look
  • 31. Long-Run Growth
  • 32. Alternative Views in Macroeconomics
  • PART VII: THE WORLD ECONOMY
  • 33. International Trade, Comparative Advantage, and Protectionism
  • 34. Open-Economy Macroeconomics: The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates
  • 35. Economic Growth in Developing Economies
  • PART VIII: METHODOLOGY
  • 36. Critical Thinking about Research
  • Glossary
  • Index.