CONTENIDO:INTRODUCTION
Getting Started
The U.S. and Global Economies
The Economic Problem
Demand and Supply
A CLOSER LOOK AT MARKETS
Elasticities of Demand and Supply
Efficiency and Fairness of Markets
HOW GOVERNMENTS INFLUENCE THE ECONOMY
Government Actions in Markets
Taxes
Global Markets in Action
MARKET FAILURE AND ITS SOLUTIONS
Externalities
Public Goods and Common Resources
Markets with Private Information
A CLOSER LOOK AT DECISION MAKERS
Consumer Choice and Demand
Production and Cost
PRICES, PROFITS, AND INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Perfect Competition
Monopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Oligopoly
INCOMES AND INEQUALITY
Markets for Factors of Production
Economic Inequality
MONITORING THE MACROECONOMY
GDP: A Measure of Total Production and Income
Jobs and Unemployment
The CPI and the Cost of Living
THE REAL ECONOMY
Potential GDP and the Natural Unemployment Rate
Economic Growth
Finance, Saving, and Investment
THE MONEY ECONOMY
The Monetary System
Money, Interest, and Inflation
ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
Aggregate Expenditure Multiplier
The Short-Run Policy Tradeoff
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Policy
International Finance
Glossary
Index
