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Foundations of Economics, Global Edition ,9th edition::9781292434193

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    ISBN-13: 9781292434193

    Foundations of Economics, Global Edition ,9th edition

    Published 2023

    Language: English

    Foundations of Economics introduces you to economic principles you can use to navigate the financial decisions of your future. Each chapter concentrates on a manageable number of ideas, usually 3 to 4, with each reinforced several times throughout the text. This patient approach helps guide you through unfamiliar terrain and focuses you on the most important concepts and key skills, like reading and interpreting graphs.

    The 9th Edition motivates with compelling issues and encourages learning with practice questions, to help you grasp and apply economic principles to the real world.

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    PART 1: INTRODUCTION

    1. Getting Started
    2. The US and Global Economies
    3. The Economic Problem
    4. Demand and Supply

    PART 2: A CLOSER LOOK AT MARKETS

    1. Elasticities of Demand and Supply
    2. Efficiency of Fairness and Markets

    PART 3: HOW GOVERNMENTS INFLUENCE THE ECONOMY

    1. Government Actions in Markets
    2. Taxes
    3. Global Markets in Action

    PART 4: MARKET FAILURES AND PUBLIC POLICY

    1. Externalities
    2. Public Goods and Common Resources
    3. Private Information and Healthcare Markets

    PART 5: A CLOSER LOOK AT DECISION MAKERS

    1. Consumer Choice and Demand
    2. Production and Cost

    PART 6: PRICES, PROFITS, AND INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE

    1. Perfect Competition
    2. Monopoly
    3. Monopolistic Competition
    4. Oligopoly

    PART 7: INCOMES AND INEQUALITY

    1. Markets for Factors of Production
    2. Economic Inequality

    PART 8: MONITORING THE MACROECONOMY

    1. GDP: A Measure Of Total Production and Income
    2. Jobs and Unemployment
    3. The CPI and the Cost of Living

    PART 9: THE REAL ECONOMY

    1. Potential GDP and the Natural Unemployment Rate
    2. Economic Growth
    3. Finance, Saving, and Investment

    PART 10: THE MONEY ECONOMY

    1. The Monetary System
    2. Money, Interest, and Inflation

    PART 11: ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS

    1. Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
    2. Aggregate Expenditure Multiplier
    3. The Short-Run Policy Tradeoff

    PART 12: MACROECONOMIC POLICY

    1. Fiscal Policy
    2. Monetary Policy
    3. International Finance
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