Applied Economics

Alan Griffiths, Stuart Wall (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

728 Seiten

2011 | 12th edition
Financial Times Prentice Hall (Verlag)
978-0-273-73690-5 (ISBN)

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Applied Economics equips you with the skills and knowledge to apply economic analysis to the current economic problems happening in the world today.

Highly praised for its clear presentation, broad coverage of topics, and unique blend of theory and application, Applied Economics brings the subject to life, helping you to understand the relevance of economics in the ‘real world’

Alan Griffiths, BA, MSc, is Reader in Economics in the Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University. Stuart Wall, BA, MSc, is Professor of Business and Economics Education in Anglia Ruskin University, and Head of the Department of International Business and Strategy. They are both authors of ‘Economics for Business and Management’, also published by Pearson.

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Part I Theory of the firm

Financial reports as a source of corporate information
Firm objectives and firm behaviour
Entrepreneurship and small/medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Mergers and acquisitions in the growth of the firm
Oligopoly in theory and practice
The multinational corporation
Privatization and deregulation
Beyond markets: critical approaches to microeconomics

Part II Environmental, regional and social economics

The economics of the environment
Transport
Health economics
Distribution of income and wealth
Trade unions, wages and collective bargaining
Corporate social and ethical responsibility

Part III Macroeconomics

Consumption and saving
Investment
Public expenditure
Taxation
Money and monetary policy
Financial institutions and markets
Inflation
Unemployment

Part IV International economics

Globalization
Exchange rates and trade performance
Free trade, regional trading blocs and protectionism
The European Union
The BRIC economies: Brazil, Russia, India and China
Growth and development
Managing the global economy: post ‘credit crunch’

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.7.2011
Verlagsort	Harlow
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 249 mm
Gewicht	1170 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie
ISBN-10	0-273-73690-6 / 0273736906
ISBN-13	978-0-273-73690-5 / 9780273736905
Zustand	Neuware