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Product Identifiers
PublisherCengage South-Western
ISBN-100324589980
ISBN-139780324589986
eBay Product ID (ePID)66582488
Product Key Features
Number of Pages544 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePrinciples of Microeconomics
Publication Year2008
SubjectEconomics / Microeconomics, General, Economics / General, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorN. Gregory Mankiw
Subject AreaEducation, Business & Economics
SeriesAvailable Titles Coursemate Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight34.6 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number5
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition23/eng/20220110
Dewey Decimal338.5
Table Of ContentPart 1: INTRODUCTION.1. Ten Principles of Economics.2. Thinking Like an Economist.Appendix: Graphing: A Brief Review.3. Interdependence and the Gains from Trade.Part 2: SUPPLY AND DEMAND I: HOW MARKETS WORK.4. The Market Forces of Supply and Demand.5. Elasticity and Its Application.6. Supply, Demand, and Government Policies.Part 3: SUPPLY AND DEMAND II: MARKETS AND WELFARE. 7. Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets.8. Application: The Costs of Taxation.9. Application: International Trade.Part 4: THE ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC SECTOR.10. Externalities.11. Public Goods and Common Resources.12. The Design of the Tax System.Part 5: FIRM BEHAVIOR AND THE ORGANIZATION OF INDUSTRY.13. The Costs of Production.14. Firms in Competitive Markets.15. Monopoly.16. Monopolistic Competition.17. Oligopoly.Part 6: THE ECONOMICS OF LABOR MARKETS.18. The Markets for the Factors of Production.19. Earnings and Discrimination.20. Income Inequality and Poverty.Part 7: TOPICS FOR FURTHER STUDY.21. The Theory of Consumer Choice.22. Frontiers in Microeconomics.Glossary.Index.
SynopsisPRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS continues to be the most popular and widely used text in economics classrooms today. The fifth edition features a strong revision of content in all 36 chapters while maintaining the clear, accessible writing style and precise presentation that are the hallmark of this highly respected author. Dozens of new applications emphasize the real-world relevance of economics for today's students through interesting news articles, realistic case studies, and engaging problems. The new edition also features an expanded instructor's resource package designed to assist in course planning and classroom presentation, as well as full integration of content with Aplia."I have tried to put myself in the position of someone seeing economics for the first time. My goal is to emphasize the material that students should and do find interesting about the study of the economy."--N. Gregory Mankiw., PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS continues to be the most popular and widely used text in economics classrooms today. The fifth edition features a strong revision of content in all 36 chapters while maintaining the clear, accessible writing style and precise presentation that are the hallmark of this highly respected author. Dozens of new applications emphasize the real-world relevance of economics for today's students through interesting news articles, realistic case studies, and engaging problems. The new edition also features an expanded instructor's resource package designed to assist in course planning and classroom presentation, as well as full integration of content with Aplia. "I have tried to put myself in the position of someone seeing economics for the first time. My goal is to emphasize the material that students should and do find interesting about the study of the economy."--N. Gregory Mankiw.