CONTENIDO:INTRODUCTION
The principles of economics
Thinking like an economist
Interdependence and the gains from trade
HOW MARKETS WORK
The market forces of supply and demand
Elasticity and its application
Supply, demand, and government policies
MARKETS AND WELFARE
Consumers, producers, and the efficiency of markets
Application: The costs of taxation
Application: International trade
THE ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Externalities
Public godos and common resources
The design of the tax system
FIRM BEHAVIOR AND THE ORGANIZATION OF INDUSTRY
The costs of production
Firms in competitive markets
Monopoly
Monopilistic competition
Oligopoly
THE ECONOMICS OF LABOR MARKETS
Earnings and discrimination
Income inequality and poverty
TOPICS FOR FURTHER STUDY
The Theory of consumer choice
Frontiers of microeconomics
THE DATA OF MACROECONOMICS
Measuring a nation´s income
Measuring the cost of living
THE REAL ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN
Production and growth
Saving, investment, and the financial system
The basic tools of finance
Unemployment
MONEY AND PRICES IN THE LONG RUN
The monetary system
Money growth and inflation
THE MACROECONOMICS OF OPEN ECONOMIES
Open-economy macroeconomics: Basic concepts
A macroeconomic theory of the open economy
SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
Aggregate demand and aggregate supply
The influence of monetary and fiscal policy on aggregate demand
The short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment
FINAL THOUGHTS
Five debates over macroeconomic policy
Resumen
La quinta edición presenta una fuerte revisión del contenido en los 36 capítulos, manteniendo el estilo de escritura claro y accesible y la presentación precisa que son el sello distintivo de este autor altamente respetado. Docenas de nuevas aplicaciones enfatizan la relevancia de la economía en el mundo real para los estudiantes de hoy a través de artículos de noticias interesantes, estudios de casos realistas y problemas interesantes.
