Essentials of Economics 10th edition
by N. Gregory Mankiw All Chapters 1 - 24
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,Table of Contents. h h
Part I: INTRODUCTION.
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1. Ten Principles of Economics.
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2. Thinking Like an Economist.
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3. Interdependence and the Gains from Trade.
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Part II: HOW MARKETS WORK.
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4. The Market Forces of Supply and Demand.
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5. Elasticity and Its Application.
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6. Supply, Demand, and Government Policies.
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Part III: MARKETS AND WELFARE.
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7. Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets.
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8. Application: The Costs of Taxation.
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9. Application: International Trade.
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Part IV: THE ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
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10. Externalities.
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11. Public Goods and Common Resources.
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Part V: Firm Behavior and the Organization of Industry.
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,12. The Costs of Production.
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13. Firms in Competitive Markets.
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14. Monopoly.
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Part VI: THE DATA OF MACROECONOMICS.
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15. Measuring a Nation’s Income.
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16. Measuring the Cost of Living.
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Part VII: THE REAL ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN.
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17. Production and Growth.
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18. Saving, Investment, and the Financial System.
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19. The Basic Tools of Finance.
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20. Unemployment and Its Natural Rate.
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Part VIII: MONEY AND PRICES IN THE LONG RUN.
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21. The Monetary System.
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22. Money Growth and Inflation.
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Part IX: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS.
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23. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply.
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24. The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand.
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, 1. Ten Principles of Economics.
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1. ThehEnglishhwordhthathcomeshfromhthehGreekhwordhforh"onehwhohmanageshahhousehold"his
a. market.
b. consumer.
c. producer.
d. economy.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h ECON.MANK.012h-
hApplyhbasic,heconomichprincipleshofhindividualhdecisionh makinghthathdetermi
nehhowhanheconomyhgenerallyhworks.
TOPICS: Economichthinking
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S:hKnowledge
CUSTOMhID: 001.01.0h-hMCh-hMANK08
2. Thehwordh“economy”hcomeshfromhthehGreekhwordhoikonomos,hwhichhmeans
a. “environment.”
b. “production.”
c. “onehwhohmanageshahhousehold.”
d. “onehwhohmakeshdecisions.”
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h ECON.MANK.012h-
hApplyhbasic,heconomichprincipleshofhindividualhdecisionh makinghthathdetermi
nehhowhanheconomyhgenerallyhworks.
TOPICS: Economichthinking
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S:hKnowledge
CUSTOMhID: 002.01.0h-hMCh-hMANK08
3. Resourceshare
a. scarcehforhhouseholdshbuthplentifulhforheconomies.
b. plentifulhforhhouseholdshbuthscarcehforheconomies.
c. scarcehforhhouseholdshandhscarcehforheconomies.
d. plentifulhforhhouseholdshandhplentifulhforheconomies.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h ECON.MANK.012h-
hApplyhbasic,heconomichprincipleshofhindividualhdecisionh makinghthathdetermi
nehhowhanheconomyhgenerallyhworks.
TOPICS:
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