Verlag | Cengage Learning EMEA |
Auflage | 2020 |
Seiten | 832 |
Format | 19,7 x 2,9 x 26,3 cm |
Gewicht | 555 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781473768543 |
Bestell-Nr | 47376854UA |
Now firmly established as one of the leading economics principles texts in the UK and Europe, this exciting, new fifth edition of Economics by N. Gregory Mankiw (Harvard University) and Mark P. Taylor (Washington University), has been fully updated. Much revered for its friendly and accessible approach, emphasis on active learning, and unrivalled support resources, this edition also has an improved structure to ensure the text aligns even more closely with the latest courses. The new edition incorporates additional coverage of a number of key topics including heterodox theories in economics such as complexity theory; institutional economics and feminist economics; different theories in international trade; game theory; different measures of poverty; the 'flat Phillips curve'; and the future of the European Union.This title is available with MindTap, a flexible online learning solution that provides students with all the tools they need to succeed including an interactive eReader, engaging multimedia, practice questions, assessment materials, revision aids, and analytics to help you track their progress.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Part 1 Introduction to Economics1 What is economics?2 Thinking like an EconomistPart 2 The Theory of Competitive Markets3 The market forces of supply and demand4 Background to demand: consumer choices5 Background to supply: firms in competitive markets6 Consumers, producers and the efficiency of marketsPart 3 Interventions in Markets7 Supply, demand and government policies8 Public goods, common resources and merit goods9 Market failure and externalitiesPart 4 Firm behaviour and market structures10 Firms' production decisions11 Market structures i: Monopoly12 Market structures ii: Monopolistic competition13 Market structures iii: Oligopoly14 Market structures iv: Contestable marketsPart 5 Factor Markets15 The economics of factor marketsPart 6 Inequality16 Income inequality and povertyPart 7 Trade17 Interdependence and the gains from tradePart 8 Heterodox Economics18 Information and behavioural economics19 Heterodox theories in economicsPart 9 The data of Macroeconomics20 Measuring a nation's wellbeing and the price levelPart 10 The real economy in the long run21 Production and growth22 Unemployment and the labour marketPart 11 Long-run Macroeconomics23 Saving, investment and the financial system24 The monetary system25 Open-economy macroeconomicsPart 12 Short-run Economic Fluctuations26 Business cycles27 Keynesian economics and is-lm analysis28 Aggregate demand and aggregate supply29 The influence of monetary and fiscal policy on aggregate demand30 The short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment31 Supply-side policiesPart 13 International Macroeconomics32 The causes and aftermath of the financial crisis33 Common currency areas34 The future of the European Union