{"product_id":"introduction-to-economics-9780470574782","title":"Introduction to Economics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction to Economics: Social Issues and Economic Thinking\u003c\/b\u003e is designed to increase student engagement for introductory level economics courses by providing practical applications of economics while also providing a foundation for more technical economics issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text begins with a set of chapters that are an Economics Toolkit including coverage of key topics like marginal benefits\/marginal costs, production possibilities, supply and demand, efficiency, and macroeconomic measurement tools. It then uses the tools to understand various market outcomes, market interventions, and market failures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese chapters, which are often overlooked or completely excluded in other texts, are a valuable means to provide a conceptual framework for students to judge the merit (or lack thereof) of market interventions and other types of social policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION I THE ECONOMICS TOOLKIT 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 An Introduction to the Economic Way of Th inking 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Appendix: Working with Graphs 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Production Possibilities 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Demand and Supply 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Economic Efficiency 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Elasticity 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Appendix: Elasticity and the Slope of Demand 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Measuring Economic Activity 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Inflation and the Measurement of Prices 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 The Power and Limits of Markets 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION II MARKETS, MARKETS EVERYWHERE 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Wage Determination and Superstar Salaries 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 The Minimum Wage 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 International Trade of Goods 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Immigration and the International Trade of Labor 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Foreign Exchange and the International Trade of Money 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Farm Policy 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 The Economics of Illegal Drugs 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Pollution, The Environment, and Global Warming 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 The Economics of Education 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Appendix: Education as an Investment: Present and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Values 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Competition and Monopoly 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION III SOCIAL ISSUES 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 The Economics of Labor Market Discrimination 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Poverty and the Distribution of Income 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 The Economics of Health Care 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Fiscal Policy and the Federal Budget 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Answers to “Think for Yourself” Questions 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Glossary 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 419\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402369900887,"sku":"9780470574782","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/introduction-to-economics-9780470574782","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}