Economics
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William A. McEachernb b
University of Connecticut
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,CONTENTS
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................1
1 ThebArtbandbSciencebofbEconomicbAnalysis ......................................................................................3
2 EconomicbToolsbandbEconomicbSystems .......................................................................................... 6b
3 EconomicbDecisionbMakers ..............................................................................................................9
4 Demand,bSupply,bandbMarkets ........................................................................................................12
5 ElasticitybofbDemandbandbSupply ....................................................................................................15
6 ConsumerbChoicebandbDemand .......................................................................................................18
7 ProductionbandbCostbinbthebFirm......................................................................................................21
8 PerfectbCompetition ........................................................................................................................24
9 Monopoly ........................................................................................................................................27
10 MonopolisticbCompetitionbandbOligopoly.......................................................................................30
11 ResourcebMarkets............................................................................................................................33
12 LaborbMarketsbandbLaborbUnions ...................................................................................................36
13 Capital,bInterest,bEntrepreneurship,bandbCorporatebFinance............................................................ 40
14 TransactionbCosts,bImperfectbInformation,bandbBehavioralbEconomics .......................................... 43
15 EconomicbRegulationbandbAntitrustbPolicy .....................................................................................46
16 PublicbGoodsbandbPublicbChoice .....................................................................................................49
17 ExternalitiesbandbthebEnvironment ..................................................................................................52
18 IncomebDistributionbandbPoverty ....................................................................................................55
19 IntroductionbtobMacroeconomics.....................................................................................................58
20 TrackingbthebU.S.bEconomy ............................................................................................................ 61
21 UnemploymentbandbInflation ..........................................................................................................64
22 ProductivitybandbGrowth .................................................................................................................67
23 AggregatebExpenditurebandb Aggregateb Demand ......................................................................... 70
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, 24 AggregatebSupply ........................................................................................................................... 73
25 FiscalbPolicy ................................................................................................................................... 76
26 FederalbBudgetsbandbPublicbPolicy ................................................................................................. 79
27 MoneybandbthebFinancialbSystem .................................................................................................... 82
28 BankingbandbthebMoneybSupply ...................................................................................................... 85
29 MonetarybTheorybandbPolicy .......................................................................................................... 88
30 MacrobPolicybDebate:bActiveborbPassive? ....................................................................................... 91
31 InternationalbTrade.......................................................................................................................... 94
32 InternationalbFinance ...................................................................................................................... 97
33 EconomicbDevelopment ................................................................................................................ 100
AppendixbA:bClassroombPresentation ........................................................................................... 103
AppendixbB:bLeadingbabDiscussion ............................................................................................... 111
AppendixbC:bQuizzesbandbExams ................................................................................................. 116
AppendixbD:bSpecialbChallengesbFacingbthebForeignbGraduatebAssistant..................................... 121
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