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Mankiw, N. Gregory.

Essentials of economics / N. Gregory Mankiw. - 3rd ed. - Mason, Ohio : Thomson/South-Western, c2004. - xxxv, 570 p. ill. ; 27 cm.

"Mankiw principles of economics"--P. [4] of cover. Includes index.

1. Ten principles of economics ;
2. Thinking like an economist ;
3. Interdependence and the gains from trade ;
4. The market forces of supply and demand ;
5. Elasticity and its application ;
6. Supply, demand, and government policies ;
7. Consumers, producers, and the efficiency of markets ;
8. Application: the costs of taxation ;
9. Application: international trade ;
10. Externalities ;
11. Public goods and common resources ;
12. The costs of production ;
13. Firms in competitive markets ;
14. Monopoly ;
15. Measuring a nation's income ;
16. Measuring the cost of living ;
17. Production and growth ;
18. Saving, investment, and the financial system ;
19. The basic tools of finance ;
20. Unemployment and its natural rate ;
21. The monetary system ;
22. Money growth and inflation ;
23. Aggregate demand and aggregate supply ;
24. The influence of monetary and fiscal policy on aggregate demand ;
25. Glossary.


ISBN: 0324171919 (package) 0324269420 (book)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Economics.

Dewey Class. No.: 330 / M2789