This book is very well written (almost lively). It covers macro, micro and international economics in a very interesting way. A very good introductory economics book that will also refresh even the advanced readers.



Table of Contents:



PREFACE

PART 1 The Economic Way of Thinking CHAPTER 1 The Economic Approach CHAPTER 2 Some tools of the Economist

PART 2 Markets and Government CHAPTER 3 Supply, Demand, and the Market Process CHAPTER 4 Supply and Demand: Applications and Extensions CHAPTER 5 The Economic Role of Government CHAPTER 6 The Economics of Collective Decision Making

PART 3 Core Macroeconomics CHAPTER 7 Taking the Nation's Economic Pulse CHAPTER 8 Economic Fluctuations, Unemployment, and Inflation CHAPTER 9 An Introduction to Basic Macroeconomic Markets CHAPTER 10 Working with our Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply Model CHAPTER 11 Keynesian Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics CHAPTER 12 Fiscal Policy CHAPTER 13 Money and the Banking System CHAPTER 14 Modern Macroeconomics: Monetary Policy CHAPTER 15 Stabilization Policy, Output, and Employment CHAPTER 16 Economic Growth

PART 4 International Economics CHAPTER 17 Gaining from International Trade CHAPTER 18 International Finance and the Foregin Exchange Market PART 5 Core Microeconomics CHAPTER 19 Demand and Consumer Choice CHAPTER 20 Costs and the Supply of Goods CHAPTER 21 Price Takers and the Competitive Process CHAPTER 22 Price-Searcher Markets with Low Entry Barriers CHAPTER 23 Price-Searcher Markets with High Entry Barriers CHAPTER 24 The Supply of and Demand for Productive Resources CHAPTER 25 Earnings, Productivity, and the Job Market CHAPTER 26 Investment, the Capital Market, and the Wealth of Nations CHAPTER 27 Income Inequality aud Poverty

PART 6 Applications and Special Topics

APPLICATION 1 Labor Markets and Unemployment Rates: A Cross-Country Analysis

APPLICATION 2 How Do Budget Deficits and the National Debt Affect Future Generations?

APPLICATION 3 The Phillips Curve: Is There a Trade-Off between Inflation and Unemployment?

APPLICATION 4 Social Security: The Nature of the Problem and the Alternatives for Dealing with It

APPLICATION 5 The Stock Market: What Does It Do and How Has It Performed?

APPLICATION 6 How Does Government Regulation Affect Your Life? APPLICATION 7 Income Inequality, Transfers, and the Role of Government

APPLICATION 8 Do Labor Unions Increase the Wages of Workers? APPLICATION 9 Natural Resources and the Future

APPLICATION 10 Economics and the Environment

APPENDIX A General Business and Economic Indicators

APPENDIX B Answers to Selected Critical Analysis Questions GLOSSARY

CREDITS

INDEX