Survey of Economics (7^th Ed.) Principles, Applications, and Tools

Introduces Readers to the Basic Concepts of Economics with Timely, Engaging Stories and Applications

The Seventh Edition incorporates updated figures and data, while also emphasizing current topics of interest?including the severe economic downturn of recent years and the latest developments in economic thinking. It also includes newly refined Learning Objectives that introduce the concepts explored in each chapter, along with new applications and chapter-opening stories related to the most up-to-date developments in economics. Covering both macroeconomics and microeconomics in one concise paperback volume, this book shows readers how to think and act like an economist by showing them how to use economic concepts in their everyday lives and careers.

This title is available with MyEconLab?an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.  

• 0134089030 / 9780134089034 Survey of Economics: Principles, Applications, and Tools

1. Introduction: What is Economics?

2. Key Principles of Economics

3. Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

4. Elasticity: A Measure of Responsiveness

5. Production Technology and Cost

6. Perfect Competition

7. Monopoly and Price Discrimination

8. Market Entry, Monopolistic Competition, and Oligopoly

9. Market Failure: Imperfect Information, External Benefits, and External Costs

10. The Labor Market and the Distribution of Income

11. Measuring a Nation’s Production and Income

12. Unemployment and Inflation

13. Why Do Economies Grow?

14. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

15. Fiscal Policy

16. Money and the Banking System

17. Monetary Policy and Inflation

18. International Trade and Finance

Arthur O’Sullivan is a professor of economics at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. After receiving his B.S. in economics at the University of Oregon, he spent two years in the Peace Corps, working with city planners in the Philippines. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University in 1981 and has taught at the University of California, Davis, and Oregon State University, winning teaching awards at both schools. He is the author of the best-selling textbook Urban Economics, currently in its eighth edition, with translations into Russian, Chinese, Korean, and Greek.

Professor O’Sullivan’s research explores economic issues concerning urban land use, environmental protection, and public policy. His articles have appeared in many economics journals, including the Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, National Tax Journal, Journal of Public Economics, and Journal of Law and Economics.

Professor O’Sullivan lives with his family in Portland, Oregon. For recreation, he enjoys hiking, kiteboarding, and squash.

Steven M. Sheffrin is professor of economics and executive director of the Murphy Institute at Tulane University. Prior to joining Tulane in 2010, he was a faculty member at the University of California, Davis, and served as department chairman of economics and dean of social sciences. He has been a visiting professor at Princeton University, Oxford University, London School of Economics, and Nanyang Technological University, and he has served as a financial economist with the Office of Tax Analysis of the United States Department of the Treasury. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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