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Microeconomics for Today - Irvin Tucker

Microeconomics for Today

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Buch | Softcover
560 Seiten
2024 | 11th edition
South-Western College Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-357-72119-3 (ISBN)
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Master current microeconomic concepts with the most reader-friendly microeconomics text available -- MICROECONOMICS FOR TODAY, 11E by national award-winning author Irvin Tucker. No matter what your current level of microeconomic understanding, this edition provides an interesting writing style, unique presentation and visual learning system with helpful, colorful graphs that clarify important microeconomic principles and effectively explain the latest developments.

Rather than presenting a confusing array of microeconomic analyses for you to memorize, this edition demonstrates how to apply basic microeconomic principles in daily life and recognize microeconomic concepts at work in today's news. You study the latest information on economic growth, income distribution, environmental issues and other emerging developments in microeconomics. Learning tools, road maps and corresponding interactive, digital MindTap resources with videos, tutorials and practice exercises immediately reinforce your understanding.

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.

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.
V. THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY.
15. International Trade and Finance.
16. Economies in Transition.
17. 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.
Glossary.
Index.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Florence
Sprache englisch
Maße 206 x 256 mm
Gewicht 885 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10 0-357-72119-5 / 0357721195
ISBN-13 978-0-357-72119-3 / 9780357721193
Zustand Neuware
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