Economics (NASTA Hardcover Reinforced High School Binding)

17. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-07-329392-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 808 Seiten, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 262 mm, Gewicht: 1780 g

NASTA compliant
For use in Advanced Placement coursesCampbell R McConnell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Stanley L Brue, PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITYMcConnell and Brue’s Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies is the leading Principles of Economics textbook because it is innovative and teaches students in a clear, unbiased way. The 17th Edition builds upon the tradition of leadership with three main goals: help the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and the policy alternatives; help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic matters; and promote a lasting student interest in economics and the economy.AP Correlation for McConnell's Economics ©2008 17th EditionVisit the Online Learning Center at www.mcconnell17.com

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mcconnell, Campbell R

Brue, Stanley L

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS AND THE ECONOMY To the Student1 Limits, Alternatives, and Choices2 The Market System and the Circular Flow3 Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium4 The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors5 The United States in the Global EconomyPART TWO: MACROECONOMIC MEASUREMENT and BASIC CONCEPTS6 Measuring Domestic Output and National Income7 Introduction to Economic Growth and Instability8 Basic Macroeconomic RelationshipsPART THREE: MACROECONOMIC MODELS AND FISCAL POLICY9 The Aggregate Expenditures Model10 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply11 Fiscal Policy, Deficits, and DebtPART FOUR: MONEY, BANKING, and MONETARY POLICY12 Money and Banking13 Money Creation 14 Interest Rates and Monetary Policy14W Financial Economics (Web Chapter, www.mcconnell17.com)PART FIVE: LONG-RUN PERSPECTIVES AND MACROECONOMIC DEBATES15 Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply16 Economic Growth16W The Economics of Developing Countries (Web Chapter, www.mcconnell17.com)17 Disputes over Macro Theory and PolicyPART SIX: MICROECONOMICS OF PRODUCT MARKETS18 Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis19 Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization20 The Costs of Production21 Pure Competition22 Pure Monopoly23 Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly24 Technology, R&D, and Efficiency PART SEVEN: MICROECONOMICS of RESOURCE MARKETS25 The Demand for Resources26 Wage Determination27 Rent, Interest, and Profit27WResource and Energy Economics (Web Chapter, www.mcconnell17.com)PART EIGHT: MICROECONOMICS OF GOVERMENT28 Government and Market Failure29 Public Choice Theory and the Economics of TaxationPART NINE: MICROECONOMIC ISSUES and POLICIES30 Antitrust Policy and Regulation31 Agriculture: Economics and Policy32 Income Inequality and Poverty33 The Economics of Health Care 34 Labor Market Institutions and Issues: Unionism, Discrimination, ImmigrationPART TEN: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS35 International Trade36 Exchange Rates, the Balance of Payments, and Trade DeficitsGlossaryIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Mcconnell, Campbell R
Campbell R. McConnell earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa after receiving degrees from Cornell College and the University of Illinois. He taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1953 until his retirement in 1990. He is also coauthor of Contemporary Labor Economics, Seventh edition, and Essentials of Economics, First edition (both The McGraw-Hill Companies), and has edited readers for the principles and labor economics courses. He is a recipient of both the University of Nebraska Distinguished Teaching Award and the James A. Lake Academic Freedom Award, and is past-president of the Midwest Economics Association. Professor McConnell was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Cornell College in 1973 and received its Distinguished Achievement Award in 1994.

Brue, Stanley L
Stanley L. Brue did his undergraduate work at Augustana College (South Dakota) and received its Distinguished Achievement Award in 1991. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is a professor at Pacific Lutheran University, where he has been honored as a recipient of the Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award. Professor Brue has also received the national Leavey Award for excellence in economic education. He has served as national president and chair of the Board of Trustees of Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honorary. He is coauthor of Economic Scenes, Fifth edition (Prentice-Hall), Contemporary Labor Economics, Seventh edition, Essentials of Economics, First edition (both The McGraw-Hill Companies), and The Evolution of Economic Thought, Seventh edition (South-Western).