{"product_id":"big-picture-economics-9780470641811","title":"Big Picture Economics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNavigate the economy with this insightful new book     The world is awash with economic information. Governments release reports. Pundits give their interpretation on television. And the stock market may go its own way, confusing everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers fearful (and rightly so) that a book about economics is probably dry and impenetrable can relax. Naroff and Scherer have delivered their ideas in richly readable stories, such as the tales of a trucker and a Tex-Mex restaurant that enliven the first chapter.”\u003cbr\u003e —Kevin Post, Business Editor, \u003ci\u003ePress of Atlantic City\u003c\/i\u003e, April 26, 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introduction to the Economics of Context 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The Federal Reserve, Congress, and the Use of Context in Economic Policy 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: We are All Economists and Don’t Know It 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: How a Perfect World Would Work 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Shopper Nation: Why We Buy or Don’t Buy 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: How is a Can of Tuna Like a Smartphone? Yes, Context! 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: When to Spend, When to Cut, and When to Scratch Your Head Over the Federal Budget 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Tax Policy: Does Cutting Taxes Cure All Ills? 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Monetary Policy: Money, or Maybe the Federal Reserve, Makes the World Go ’Round 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: The Panama Canal Widens and the Middle Class Grows in China—How Does That Affect Indiana? 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: What Do We Do Now? 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 229\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402384351575,"sku":"9780470641811","price":22.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470641811.jpg?v=1730480233","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/big-picture-economics-9780470641811","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}