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.