Economics

by RobertB.Ekelund (Author), RobertD.Tollison (Author), RobertD.Tollison (Author), RobertB.Ekelund (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1991

  $6.15

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  Paperback
  2007

  $3.20

  The eleventh edition of this successful textbook for Economics majors has been thoroughly updated and revised to give more depth to core principles. Pitched at a level that will stretch readers but still comprehensible for beginners, Economics is explained in a straightforward manner, whilst maintaining the rigour needed to enable students to progress with their studies. The book features a depth and breadth of topics combined with a balance of technical and applied material. In-depth explanations of theoretical concepts are balanced with a range of real world examples help students to understand and apply the concepts they have learnt. A supporting and newly expanded Online Resource Centre features supplements for lecturers including an instructor's manual; PowerPoint slides; answers to questions in the text; class exercises; and artwork from the text. Supplements for students include self-assessment multiple choice questions with feedback; crosswords compiled from key glossary terms; a list of useful websites; maths appendices; past exam papers and additional case studies.

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  Hardcover
  2003

  $3.20

  This fully updated and revised edition provides Economics students with a clear and comprehensive introduction to the principles of both macroeconomics and microeconomics. The macro sections include more focus on economic growth and contain a variety of global examples including development and the world trading system, the Japanese economy, EU monetary and fiscal policies and transition economies. The micro sections give more prominence to game theory and strategic interaction and include topics such as optimization of agents, market failure and the role of government, asymmetric information and incentives, and risk management. The clear full-colour layout and enhanced pedagogical features help guide the introductory student through the material. Pedagogy for this edition includes chapter learning objectives, chapter introductions, case studies, chapter summaries, end of chapter questions and a glossary. Nwe to this edition are: new examples, including: coffee prices, museum charges, MPC paper on how interest rates work, globalization and poverty, economics of HIV/Aids and economics of tropical rain forests; economic growth is given more prominence in the Macroeconomics section; game theory and strategic interaction are given more prominence in the Microeconomics section; new case studies on: Argentina and asset price bubbles; and, updated sections on: Japan and EU monetary and fiscal policies. This edition has a companion web site which contains a high quality, full supplementary package for lecturers and students, including instructor's manual, computerised testbank, PowerPoint slides and web links.