ean 9780324782387 temática ECONOMÍA edición 6ª año Publicación 2010 idioma INGLÉS editorial CENGAGE LEARNING páginas 430 formato RÚSTICA 66,55 €    PEDIR   NOVEDAD

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Straightforward and student-friendly, Tucker, ECONOMICS FOR TODAY, 6e, International Edition is the most pedagogically-rich and engaging principles text on the market. Ideal for students of varying levels of skills and preparation, ECONOMICS FOR TODAY, 6e, International Edition presents learners with the basics of economic principles and the context to apply them to their everyday lives. The sixth edition continues Tucker’s tradition of using a unique textual and visual learning system to concisely present and reinforce core concepts, then assess student comprehension. Tucker is supported by a full complement of instructor resources. Features Enhance course preparation with robust array of instructor supplements--many developed by the author, including the Test Bank with pre-tested questions. Cement subject comprehension with EconCentral for Tucker, an optional online collection of study resources including flash cards, videos, news articles, chapter quizzes and graphing exercises. Reinforce or clarify subject matter with interesting, engaging Economics Videos with Steven Tomlinson, optional online video segments. Give students the advantage with Aplia, the most successful product in principles of economics; Aplia homework assignments are designed to have the same look, level and feel as the Tucker text.

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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 Supply and Demand. 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 Practice Quizzes. Glossary. Index. More student self-assessment tools--including additional end-of-chapter practice quiz questions and new study guide questions--help students check their subject comprehension. Fuller explanation of Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus and Market Efficiency in new appendix of Chapter 3 (Market Supply and Demand). Greater flexibility for instructors not covering the Keynesian Model with expanded coverage of the multiplier in Chapter 21 (Fiscal Policy). New "Analyze the Issue" covering European trading in carbon-emissions permits added to Chapter 14 (Environmental Economics). Increased coverage of currency including the Euro and its effects on the European and American economies and a brief history of U.S. currency, along with updated key events like the California Energy Crisis. Irvin B. Tucker Irvin B. Tucker has over 20 years of experience teaching introductory economics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He earned his B.S. in Economics at N. C. State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Tucker is a longtime member of the National Council on Economic Education and former Director of the Center for Economic Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Recognized for his ability to relate basic economic principles to global issues and public policy, Dr. Tucker’s work has received national recognition throughout his career. He is the recipient of the Meritorious Leavy 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, he has published numerous professional journal articles on topics including industrial organization, entrepreneurship, and sports economics. Dr. Tucker is also the author of the highly successful ECONOMICS FOR TODAY, a text for the two-semester principles of economics course, published by Cengage Learning.