Mallard The Economics Companion

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-230-35645-0
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Reihe: Palgrave Student Companions Series

An invaluable resource for those considering and starting degree courses in Economics. It introduces readers to the core theories and techniques of economics and presents some of the most interesting controversies and wider themes. It is an essential guide for those wanting to study the subject successfully.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mallard, Graham

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT AND HOW TO STUDY IT.- What is Economics?.- Why Study Economics?.- What to Expect From Your Economics Course.- Studying Economics Successfully.- PART II: INTRODUCING SMALLER-SCALE ANALYSIS – THE MICROECONOMIC WORLD.- What Consumers Buy.- How Much Producers Make and Sell.- When Consumers and Producers Interact.- When the Interaction Goes Wrong.- PART III: INTRODUCING LARGER-SCALE ANALYSIS: THE MACROECONOMIC WORLD.- The Size of the Economy.- Demand and Supply but on a Bigger Scale.- Unemployment, Money and Inflation.- The Economy in its International Setting.- PART IV: HOW IT HAS ALL COME ABOUT.- The Evolution of Economics Itself.- The Masters of the Subject.- PART V: WHERE ELSE TO LOOK.- Recommended Resources.- INDEX.

Über Autor(innen)

GRAHAM MALLARD teaches Economics at Marlborough College and is a researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Bath, UK. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, is the author of Transport Economics: Theory, Application and Policy with Professor Stephen Glaister CBE, and is waiting to receive his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Bath.