Economics: Principles, Problems and Policies / Campbell R McConnell; Stanley L Brue; Sean M Flynn

PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS and THE ECONOMY To the Student 1 Limits, Alternatives, and Choices (+ Appendix) 2 The Market System and the Circular Flow PART 2: PRICE, QUANTITY, AND EFFICIENCY 3 Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium (+ Appendix) 4 Elasticity 5 Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities PART 3: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 6 International Trade 7 The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits 8 The Economics of Developing Countries PART 4: MICROECONOMICS of PRODUCT MARKETS 9 Consumer Behavior (+ Appendix) 10 Businesses and the Costs of Production 11 Pure Competition in the Short Run 12 Pure Competition in the Long Run 13 Pure Monopoly 14 Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly (+ Appendix) 14w Technology, R&D, and Efficiency PART 5: MICROECONOMICS of RESOURCE MARKETS 15 The Demand for Resources 16 Wage Determination (+ Appendix) 17 Rent, Interest, and Profit 18 Natural Resource and Energy Economics PART 6: MICROECONOMICS of GOVERNMENT 19 Public Finance: Expenditures and Taxes 20 Asymmetric Information, Voting, and Public Choice PART 7: MICROECONOMIC ISSUES and POLICIES 21 Antitrust Policy and Regulation 22 Agriculture: Economics and Policy 23 Income Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination 24 Health Care 25 Immigration PART 8: GDP, GROWTH, AND INSTABILITY 26 An Introduction to Macroeconomics 27 Measuring Domestic Output and National Income 28 Economic Growth 29 Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation PART 9: MACROECONOMIC MODELS and FISCAL POLICY 30 Basic Macroeconomic Relationships 31 The Aggregate Expenditures Model 32 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply (+ Appendix) 33 Fiscal Policy, Deficits, and Debt PART 10: MONEY, BANKING, and MONETARY POLICY 34 Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions 35 Money Creation 36 Interest Rates and Monetary Policy 37 Financial Economics PART 11: EXTENSIONS and ISSUES 38 Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply 39 Current Issues in Macro Theory and Policy OPTIONAL CONTENT FOR INSTRUCTORS (Available for instructors on the Instructor's Resource CD and Connect library) COI 1 The United States and the Global Economy COI 2 Previous International Exchange-Rate Systems

Suitable for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and the policy alternatives, this book help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic matters. It promotes a lasting student interest in economics and the economy.