Foundations of Economics with Redemption card

David Begg (Autor)

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2006 | 3rd edition
McGraw Hill Higher Education
978-0-07-712230-0 (ISBN)

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Foundations of Economics, third edition is ideal for students taking introductory economics modules as part of an interdisciplinary course. Building on the success of the second edition, the book provides accessible overviews of key economic topics, interweaving these with real-world examples and practical activities to equip students to think for themselves. Features of this edition include:Topical and up-to-date material, presented alongside real-world examples and policy problems Mini case studies taken from disciplines such as construction, sport and computing, to demonstrate the practical application of economics Increased microeconomic coverage; including separate chapters on supply, demand and markets, to provide students with a thorough grounding in these fundamental areas A revised structure to the macroeconomics section, beginning with growth, cycles, and issues, before introducing analysis and explanations Learning outcomes and recaps in each chapter, allowing students to track their progress and understanding through the text Key terms, clearly defined throughout each chapter Review questions and answers in each chapter, to test understanding and application of the topics covered An easy-to-navigate layout and design, with clearly signposted features and photos and figures to illustrate important conceptsSuccinctly offering the proven quality, consistency and clarity of the parent text Economics (‘The Student Bible’ BBC Radio 4), Foundations of Economics, third edition is the essential text for today’s non-specialist economics student.Free Vital Source Digital Textbook included in this package

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David Begg is Principal of the Tanaka Business School at Imperial College London. He has been a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (a network of leading European economists) since its inception in 1984. David's research focuses mainly on monetary policy, exchange rates, monetary union, and economic transition. He is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He co-authored several of the CEPR annual reports in the series he helped found: Monitoring the European Central Bank, and Monitoring European Integration. The 1997 MEI Report, EMU: Getting the Endgame Right, changed the policy that the European Union adopted to launch the euro in 1999. He was also founding Managing Editor of Economic Policy, now an official journal of the European Economic Association.

1 What is economics?
2 Demand
3 Supply
4 Costs, supply and perfect competition
5 Market structure and imperfect competition
6 Input markets and income distribution
7 Governing the market
8 The income and output of nations
9 Short-run fluctuations in income and output
10 Interest rates, money, and inflation
11 Aggregate supply, inflation, and unemployment
12 Exchange rates and the balance of payments
13 The global economy
Answers to Questions
Glossary

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.3.2006
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	191 x 246 mm
Gewicht	850 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	0-07-712230-5 / 0077122305
ISBN-13	978-0-07-712230-0 / 9780077122300
Zustand	Neuware