Table of contents

Table of contents :
PART 1 Introduction1 – Thinking Like an Economist 2 – Supply and Demand 3 – A Brief Look at Macroeconomics PART 2 Competition and the Invisible Hand 4 – Demand and Elasticity 5 – Perfectly Competitive Supply 6 – Efficiency, Exchange, and the Invisible Hand in Action PART 3 Market Imperfections 7 – Monopoly, Oligopoly, and Monopolistic Competition 8 – Games and Strategic Behavior 9 – Externalities and Property Rights PART 4 Economics of Public Policy 10 – Using Economics to Make Better Policy Choices PART 5 International Trade 11 – International Trade and Trade Policy PART 6 Macroeconomics: Issues and Data 12 – Macroeconomics: The Bird’s-Eye View of the Economy 13 – Measuring Economic Activity: GDP, Unemployment, and Inflation PART 7 The Economy in the Long Run 14 – Economic Growth, Productivity, and Living Standards 15 – The Labor Market: Workers, Wages, and Unemployment 16 – Saving and Capital Formation 17 – Money, the Federal Reserve, and Global Financial Markets PART 8 The Economy in the Short Run 18 – Short-Term Economic Fluctuations and Fiscal Policy 19 – Stabilizing the Economy: The Role of the Fed 20 – Inflation and Aggregate Supply PART 9 The International Economy 21 – Exchange Rates and the Open Economy