Principles of economics.
- United State :
- Prentice-Hall International, Inc., 1994.
- xxvi, 977 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents PART ONE Introduction to Economics 1The Scope and Method of Economics 2.The Economic Problem Scarcity and Choice 3.The Structure of the U.S Economy The Private Public and International Sectors 4.Demand Supply and Market Equilibrium 5.The Price System Supply and Demand and Elasticity PART TWO Foundations of Microeconomics Consumers and Firms 6.Household Behavior and Consumer Choice 7.The Behavior of Profit-Maximizing Firms and the Production Process 8.Short-Run Costs and Output Decisions 9.Costs and Output Decisions in the Long Run 10.Input Demand The Labor and Land Markets 11.The Capital Market and the Investment Decision 12.General Equilibrium and the Efficiency of Perfect Competition PART THREE Market Imperfections and the Role of Government 13.Monoply 14.Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly 15.Antitrust and Regulation 16.Externalities Public Goods Imperfect Information and Social Choice 17.Income Distribution and Poverty PART FOUR Current Microeconomic Issues 18.Public Finance The Economics of Taxation 19.The Economics of Labor Markets and Labor Unions 20.The Location of Economic Activity Urban and Regional Economic PART FIVE Concepts and Problems in Macroeconomics 21.Introduction to Macroeconomics 22.Measuring National Output and National Income 23.Macroeconomic Problems Unemployment and Inflation PART SIX Macroeconomic Principles and Policy 24.Aggregate Expenditure and Equilibrium Output 25.The Government and Fiscal Policy 26.The Supply of Money and the Federal Reserve System 27.The Demand for Money the Equilibrium Interest Rate and Monetary Policy PART SEVEN Macroeconomic Analysis and Issues 28.Money the Interest Rate and National Income Analysis and Policy 29.Aggregate Demand Aggregate Supply and Inflation 30.The Labor Market Unemployment and Inflation 31.The Budget Deficit Stabilization Policy and Other Macroeconomic Issues PART EIGHT Household and Firm Behavior in the Macroeconomic A Closer Look 32.Household and Firm Behavior in the Macroeconomic 33.Further Topics in Macroeconomic Analysis PART NINE Debates in Macroeconomic and Economic Growth 34.Debates in Macroeconomic Monetarism New Classical Theory and Supply Side Economics 35.Economic Growth PART TEN The Global Economy 36.International Trade Comparative Advantage and Protectionism 37.Open-Economy Macroeconomics The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates 38.Economic Growth in Developing Nations 39.Alternative Systems the Collapse of Communism and the Road to Economic Reform Contents PART ONE Introduction to Economics 1.The Scope and Method of Economics 2.The Economic Problem Scarcity and Choice 3.The Structure of the U.S Economy The Private Pubic and International Sectors 4.Demand Supply and Market Equilibrium 5.The Price System Supply and Demand and Elasticity 6.Household Behavior and Consumer Choice 7.The Behavior of Profit-Maximizing Firms and the Production Process 8.Short-Rum Costs and Output Decisions 9.Costs and Output Decisions in the Long Run 10.Input Demand The Labor and Labor Markets 11.The Capital Market and the Investment Decision 12.General Equilibrium and the Efficiency of Perfect Competition PART THREE Market Imperfections and the Role of Government 13.Monoply 14.Monompplistic Competition and Oligopoly 15.Antitrust and Regulation 16.Externalities Public Goods Imperfect Information and Social Choice 17.Income Distribution and Poverty PART FOUR Current Microeconomic Issues 18.Public Finance The Economics of Taxation 19.Teh Economics of Labor Markets and Labor Unions 20.The Location of Economics PART FIVE Concepts and Problems in Macroeconomics 21.Introduction to Macroeconomics 22.Measuring National Output and National 23.Macroeconomice Problems Unemployment and Inflation PART SIX Macroeconomic Principles and Policy 24.Aggregate Expenditure and Equilibrium Output 25.The Government and Fiscal Policy 26.The Supply of Money and the Federal Reserve System 27.The Demand for Money the Equilibrium Interest Rate and Monetary Policy PART SEVEN Macroeconomic Analysis and Issues 28.Money the Interest Rate and National Income Analysis and Policy 29.Aggegate Demand Aggregate Supply and Inflation 30.The Labor Market Unemployment and Inflation 31.The Budget Deficit Stabilization Policy and Other Macroeconomic Issues PART EIGHT Household and Firm Behavior in the Macroeconomy A Closer Look 32.Household and Firm Behavior in the Macroeconomy 33.Further Topics in Macroeconomic Analysis Part Nine Debates in Macroeconomics and Economic Growth 34.Debates in Macroeconomics Monetarism New Classical Theory and Supply-Side Economics 35.Economic Growth Part Ten The Global Economy 36.International Trade Comparative Advantage and Protectionism 37.Open-Economy Macroeconomics The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates 38.Economic Growth in Developing Nations 39.Alternative Systems the Collapse of Communism and the Road to Economic Reform