Principles of Economics in a Nutshell

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-32119-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 257 g

Principles of Economics in a Nutshell provides a succinct overview of contemporary economic theory. This key text introduces economics as a social science, presenting the discipline as an evolving field shaped within historical context rather than a fixed set of ideas.

Chapters on microeconomics introduce concepts of scarcity and tradeoffs, market analysis (the Marshallian cross of supply and demand) and the theory of the firm and market structure. Chapters on macroeconomics begin with an explanation of national income accounting, followed by discussions of macroeconomic theory in the goods market and in the money market from both a Keynesian and Classical view. The text concludes with examples of how to expand upon core material, introducing the perspectives of feminist and ecological economics.

This book will be of great importance to students new to economics and is ideal for use on single-semester Principles courses or as a primer on economics courses in other settings. The text is fully supported by online resources, which include a set of analytical questions and suggestions for further reading for each chapter.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Garbo, Lorenzo

Isenberg, Dorene

Reksten, Nicholas

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Mikroökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 More than just the stock market: introduction to economics 2 Not in the Garden of Eden: scarcity and tradeoffs 3 Led by an invisible hand: the market 4 Inside the magic box: productivity, costs, and profit maximization 5 Understanding the wealth of nations: national income accounting 6 In the short-run we are alive: macroeconomic theory and policy: the goods market 7 Money changes everything: macroeconomic theory and policy: the money market 8 The embedded economy

Über Autor(innen)

Lorenzo Garbo is Professor in the Department of Economics at University of Redlands, USA.

Dorene Isenberg is Professor in the Department of Economics at University of Redlands, USA.

Nicholas Reksten is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at University of Redlands, USA.