Foundations of economics /
Gillespie, Andrew, 1963-
Foundations of economics / Andrew Gillespie. - 3rd ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2014. - 554 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Pt. 1. Microeconomics.
Ch. 1. What is economics?
Ch. 2. The production possibility frontier (PPF).
Ch. 3. Demand.
Ch. 4. The elasticity of demand.
Ch. 5. Supply.
Ch. 6. Market equilibrium.
Ch. 7. The free market system.
Ch. 8. Intervening in the market system.
Ch. 9. Costs: short run and long run.
Ch. 10. Revenues, costs and profits.
Ch. 11. Perfect competition.
Ch. 12. Monopoly.
Ch. 13. Oligopoly.
Ch. 14. Monopolistic competition and non-price competition.
Ch. 15. The labour market --
Pt. 2. Macroeconomics.
Ch. 16. Introduction to macroeconomics.
Ch. 17. Equilibrium in the economy.
Ch. 18. National income and the standard of living.
Ch. 19. Aggregate demand, aggregate supply and the price level.
Ch. 20. Consumption.
Ch. 21. Investment.
Ch. 22. Fiscal policy.
Ch. 23. Money and monetary policy.
Ch. 24. Economic growth and the economic cycle.
Ch. 25. Unemployment.
Ch. 26. Inflation.
Ch. 27. Exchange rates.
Ch. 28. International trade, balance of payments and protectionism.
Ch. 29. Protectionism and globalization.
Is an introduction designed assuming no prior knowledge of economics, offering a step-by-step approach to all the tools to make sense of a subject central to everyday life. It is very useful to understand how governments, business and individuals use economics to shape and influence their decisions in the real world.
978019967487
Economics
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
330
Foundations of economics / Andrew Gillespie. - 3rd ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2014. - 554 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Pt. 1. Microeconomics.
Ch. 1. What is economics?
Ch. 2. The production possibility frontier (PPF).
Ch. 3. Demand.
Ch. 4. The elasticity of demand.
Ch. 5. Supply.
Ch. 6. Market equilibrium.
Ch. 7. The free market system.
Ch. 8. Intervening in the market system.
Ch. 9. Costs: short run and long run.
Ch. 10. Revenues, costs and profits.
Ch. 11. Perfect competition.
Ch. 12. Monopoly.
Ch. 13. Oligopoly.
Ch. 14. Monopolistic competition and non-price competition.
Ch. 15. The labour market --
Pt. 2. Macroeconomics.
Ch. 16. Introduction to macroeconomics.
Ch. 17. Equilibrium in the economy.
Ch. 18. National income and the standard of living.
Ch. 19. Aggregate demand, aggregate supply and the price level.
Ch. 20. Consumption.
Ch. 21. Investment.
Ch. 22. Fiscal policy.
Ch. 23. Money and monetary policy.
Ch. 24. Economic growth and the economic cycle.
Ch. 25. Unemployment.
Ch. 26. Inflation.
Ch. 27. Exchange rates.
Ch. 28. International trade, balance of payments and protectionism.
Ch. 29. Protectionism and globalization.
Is an introduction designed assuming no prior knowledge of economics, offering a step-by-step approach to all the tools to make sense of a subject central to everyday life. It is very useful to understand how governments, business and individuals use economics to shape and influence their decisions in the real world.
978019967487
Economics
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
330