| ISBN |
9781442550773 (paperback) :- |
| Name |
McTaggart, Douglas, 1953- author. |
| Title |
Economics / Douglas McTaggart, Christopher Findlay, Michael Parkin.- |
| Edition |
Seventh edition.- |
| Published |
Frenchs Forest, NSW : Pearson Australia, [2013].- |
| © 2013- |
| Description |
xxxii, 668, G1-G11, I1-I14 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour portraits ; 28 cm.- |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2010.- |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.- |
| Contents |
15. Monopolistic competition -- 16. Oligopoly games and strategy -- 17. Decisions in factor markets -- Part 4. Monitoring the macroeconomy. 18. Measuring GDP and economic growth -- 19. Monitoring jobs and inflation -- Part 5. Understanding the macroeconomy. 20. Economic growth -- 21. Finance, saving, and investment -- 22. Money, the price level, and inflation -- 23. The exchange rate and the balance of payments -- 24. Aggregate demand and aggregate supply -- 25. Expenditure multipliers: the Keynesian model -- 26. Australian macroeconomic fluctuations -- Part 6. Macroeconomic policy. 27. Fiscal policy -- 28. Monetary policy.- |
| Part 1. Introduction. 1. What is economics? -- 2. The economic problem -- 3. Demand and supply -- 4. Elasticity -- Part 2. How markets work. 5. Efficiency and equity -- 6. Government actions in markets -- 7. Global markets in action -- 8. Public choices and public goods -- 9. Economics of the environment -- 10. Monopoly and its regulation -- 11. Economic inequality -- Part 3. Decisions and strategies in markets. 12. Consumer choices and constraints -- 13. Producer choices and constraints -- 14. Perfect competition --- |
| Summary |
The seventh edition of this benchmark Australian text continues to offer students a comprehensive and relevant introduction to economics whilst offering educators the ability to customise and deliver content - your way.- |
| Subjects |
Economics -- Textbooks |
| Macroeconomics |
| Added Names |
Findlay, Christopher C. (Christopher Charles) author. |
| Parkin, Michael, 1939- author. |
