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Economics / (Record no. 15126)

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9780078021701 (alk. paper)
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 0078021707 (alk. paper)
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9781259060434
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 1259060438
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 330
MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Colander, David C.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Economics /
Statement of responsibility, etc David C. Colander.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement Ninth edition.
Copyright Date
Place of publication New York :
Name of publisher McGraw-Hill Irwin,
Year of publication or production [2013]
Copyright Date
Year of publication or production ©2013
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xl, 859 pages, various pages :
Other physical details illustrations (some color) ;
SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement The McGraw-Hill series in economics
GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes index.
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part 1: Introduction: Thinking like an economist. Economics and economic reasoning ; The production possibility model, trade, and globalization ; Appendix A: Graphish : the language of graphs ; Economic institutions ; Appendix A: The history of economic systems ; Supply and demand ; Using supply and demand -- Part 2: Microeconomics. I. The power of traditional economic models. Describing supply and demand : elasticities ; Taxation and government intervention ; Market failure versus government failure ; Politics and economics : the case of agricultural markets -- II. International economic policy issues. Comparative advantage, exchange rates, and globalization ; International trade policy -- III. Production and cost analysis. Production and cost analysis I ; Production and cost analysis II ; Appendix A: Isocost/isoquant analysis -- IV. Market structure. Perfect competition ; Monopoly and monopolistic competition ; Appendix A: The algebra of competitive and monopolistic firms ; Oligopoly and antitrust policy ; Real-world competition and technology -- V. Factor markets. Work and the labor market ; Appendix A: Derived demand ; Nonwage and asset income : rents, profits, and interest ; Who gets what? the distribution of income -- VI. Choice and decision making. The logic of individual choice : the foundation of supply and demand ; Appendix A: Indifference curve analysis ; Game theory, strategic decision making, and behavioral economics ; Appendix A; Game theory and oligopoly -- VII. Modern economic thinking. Thinking like a modern economist ; Behavioral economics and modern economic policy ; Microeconomic policy, economic reasoning, and beyond -- Part 3: Macroeconomics. I. Macroeconomic basics. Economic growth, business cycles, and structural stagnation ; Measuring the aggregate economy -- II. Policy models. The short-run Keynesian policy model : demand-side policies ; The multiplier model ; The classical long-run policy model : growth and supply-side policies ; Advances in modern macroeconomic theory ; The structural stagnation policy dilemma ; Appendix A: Creating a targeted safety net to help the least well off -- III. Finance, money, and the economy. The financial sector and the economy ; Appendix A; Closer look at financial assets and liabilities ; Monetary policy ; Financial crises, panics, and unconventional monetary policy -- IV. Taxes, budgets, and fiscal policy. Deficits and debt ; The fiscal policy dilemma -- V. Macroeconomic problems. Jobs and unemployment ; Inflation, deflation, and macro policy -- VI. International macroeconomic policy issues. International financial policy ; Appendix A: History of exchange rate systems ; Macro policy in a global setting ; Macro policy in developing countries.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Economics.
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Koha item type Books
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Permanent Location Current Location Date acquired Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
Makurdi Study Centre Makurdi Study Centre 03/13/2025 HB71 .E26 2013 0191713 Books

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