Beschreibung:
Microeconomics in Context lays out the principles of microeconomics in a manner that is thorough, up to date, and relevant to students. This book offers engaging coverage of current research and policy issues from economic inequality and climate change, to taxes and globalization.
Part I: The Context for Economics Analysis 0. Microeconomics and Well-Being 1. Economic Activity in Context 2. Markets and Society Part II: Basic Economic Analysis 3. Supply and Demand 4. Elasticity 5. Welfare Analysis 6. International Trade and Trade Policy 7. Economic Behavior and Rationality 8. Consumption and The Consumer Society 9. Markets for Labor Part IV: Essential Topics for Contemporary Economics 10. Economic and Social Inequality 11. Taxes and Tax Policy 12. The Economics of the Environment 13. Common Property Resources and Public Goods Part V: Resources, Production, and Market Organization 14. Capital Stocks and Resource Management 15. Production Costs 16. Perfectly Competitive Markets 17. Markets with Market Power