ISBN |
9780170449021- |
Name |
Layton, Allan P author. |
Title |
Economics for today / Allan Layton, Tim Robinson, Tommy Tang, Dinusha Dharmaratna, Irvin B. Tucker.- |
Edition |
Seventh Asia-Pacific edition.- |
Published |
South Melbourne, Victoria : Cengage Learning Australia, 2022.- |
Description |
xx, 531 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.- |
Notes |
Authorised adaptation of Economics for today tenth edition by Tucker, published by Cengage Learning 2019.- |
Contents |
1. Thinking like an economist -- Appendix to Chapter 1: Applying graphs to economics -- 2. Production possibilities and opportunity cost -- 3. Market demand and supply -- 4. Markets in action -- 5. Elasticity of demand and supply -- 6. Production costs -- 7. Perfect competition -- 8. Monopoly -- 9. Monopolistic competition and oligopoly -- 10. Microeconomic policy issues: climate change and behavioural economics -- 11. Measuring the size of the economy -- 12. Business cycles and economic growth -- 13. Inflation and unemployment -- 14. A simple model of the macro economy -- 15. The monetary and financial system -- 16. Macroeconomic policy I: monetary policy -- 17. Macroeconomic policy II: fiscal policy -- 18. International trade and finance -- 19. Macroeconomic Policy issues: reflecting on economic and debt crises.- |
Summary |
Economics for Today, 7e simplifies the array of confusing economic analyses and presents a straightforward and balanced approach that effectively teaches the application of basic economics principles. Only essential material is included in the book and key concepts are explained in clear and simple terms.
Written in an engaging and user-friendly manner, the book is designed for a range of economics students with a continued focus on ethics in economics, sustainability and environmental economics, housing stress, development, health, happiness and debt crises.- |
Subjects |
Economics -- Study and teaching -- Australia |
Economics -- Australia |
Economics -- Australasia |
Economics -- Study and teaching -- Australia |
Added Names |
Robinson, T. J. C. (Tim J. C.), 1945- author. |
Tucker, Irvin B author. |
Tang, Tommy author. |
Dharmaratna, Dinusha author. |