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Economics For Today Irvin Tucker (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)

Economics For Today By Irvin Tucker (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)

Economics For Today by Irvin Tucker (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)

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Economics For Today by Irvin Tucker (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)

Now you can truly visualize economics with the most student-friendly economics text on the market: Irvin Tucker's ECONOMICS FOR TODAY, 9E. Written by a national award-winning educator, ECONOMICS FOR TODAY clearly presents concepts using a writing style that is engaging and clear, no matter what your current level of economic understanding. A unique textual and visual learning system, colorful graphs, and causation chains clarify concepts. The book concisely presents and reinforces core concepts, then gives opportunities to immediately assess your comprehension. You study the latest economic information on economic growth, income distribution, federal deficits, environmental issues, and other developments in economics today with an engaging, easy-to-follow format that applies principles to everyday life. Numerous printed and online study tools, including a companion website, help you further master key principles in economics today.

About Irvin Tucker (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)

Dr. Irvin B. Tucker spent more than 30 years teaching introductory economics at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. He earned his B.S. in economics at North Carolina State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of South Carolina. He was a long-time member of the National Council on Economic Education. Dr. Tucker served as executive director of the S.C. Council of Education and director of the Center for Economic Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was recognized for his ability to relate basic principles to economic issues and public policy. His work has received national recognition with awards, including the Meritorious Levy Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education, the Federation of Independent Business Award for Postsecondary Educator of the Year in Entrepreneurship and Economic Education and the Freedom Foundation's George Washington Medal for Excellence in Economic Education. In addition, Dr. Tucker's research has been published in numerous professional journal articles on a wide range of topics, including industrial organization, entrepreneurship and economics of education. In addition to this title, Dr. Tucker authored other highly successful economics books that have shaped students' lives and impacted economics education.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS. 1. Introducing the Economic Way of Thinking. Appendix: Applying Graphs to Economics. 2. Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth. PART II: MICROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS. 3. Market Demand and Supply. Appendix: Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Market Efficiency. 4. Markets in Action. Appendix: Applying Supply and Demand Analysis to Health Care. 5. Price Elasticity of Demand and Supply. 6. Consumer Choice Theory. Appendix: Indifference Curve Analysis. 7. Production Costs. PART III. MARKET STRUCTURES. 8. Perfect Competition. 9. Monopoly. 10. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly. 11. Labor Markets. PART IV: MICROECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES. 12. Income Distribution, Poverty, and Discrimination. 13. Antitrust and Regulation. 14. Environmental Economics. PART V: MACROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS. 15. Gross Domestic Product. Appendix: A Four-Sector Circular Flow Model. 16. Business Cycles and Unemployment. 17. Inflation. PART VI: MACROECONOMIC THEORY AND POLICY. 18. The Keynesian Model. 19. The Keynesian Model in Action. 20. Aggregate Demand and Supply. Appendix: The Self-Correcting Aggregate Demand and Supply Model. 21. Fiscal Policy. 22. The Public Sector. 23. Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt. PART VII: MONEY, BANKING, AND MONETARY POLICY. 24. Money and the Federal Reserve System. 25. Money Creation. 26. Monetary Policy. Appendix: Policy Disputes Using the Self-Correcting Aggregate Demand and Supply Model. 27. The Phillips Curve and Expectations Theory. PART VIII: THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY. 28. International Trade and Finance. 29. Economies in Transition. 30. Growth and the Less-Developed Countries. Appendix A: Answers to Odd-Numbered Study Questions and Problems. Appendix B: Answers to Sample Quizzes. Appendix C: Answers to Road Map Questions.

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CIN130550707XVG
9781305507074
130550707X
Economics For Today by Irvin Tucker (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Irvin Tucker (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Cengage Learning, Inc
20160101
928
N/A
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