TEST BANK
Essentials of Econ by N. Gregory Mankiw All
Chapters 1 - 24omics 9th edition
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,Table of Contents.
Part I: INTRODUCTION.
1. Ten Principles of Economics.
2. Thinking Like an Economist.
3. Interdependence and the Gains from Trade.
Part II: HOW MARKETS WORK.
4. The Market Forces of Supply and Demand.
5. Elasticity and Its Application.
6. Supply, Demand, and Government Policies.
Part III: MARKETS AND WELFARE.
7. Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets.
8. Application: The Costs of Taxation.
9. Application: International Trade.
Part IV: THE ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
10. Externalities.
11. Public Goods and Common Resources.
Part V: Firm Behavior and the Organization of Industry.
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,12. The Costs of Production.
13. Firms in Competitive Markets.
14. Monopoly.
Part VI: THE DATA OF MACROECONOMICS.
15. Measuring a Nation’s Income.
16. Measuring the Cost of Living.
Part VII: THE REAL ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN.
17. Production and Growth.
18. Saving, Investment, and the Financial System.
19. The Basic Tools of Finance.
20. Unemployment and Its Natural Rate.
Part VIII: MONEY AND PRICES IN THE LONG RUN.
21. The Monetary System.
22. Money Growth and Inflation.
Part IX: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS.
23. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply.
24. The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand.
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, 1. Ten Principles of Economics.
1. The English word that comes from the Greek word for "one who manages a household" is
a. market.
b. consumer.
c. producer.
d. economy.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ECON.MANK.012 - Apply basic, economic principles of individual decision
making that determine how an economy generally works.
TOPICS: Economic thinking
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: Knowledge
CUSTOM ID: 001.01.0 - MC - MANK08
2. The word “economy” comes from the Greek word oikonomos, which means
a. “environment.”
b. “production.”
c. “one who manages a household.”
d. “one who makes decisions.”
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ECON.MANK.012 - Apply basic, economic principles of individual decision
making that determine how an economy generally works.
TOPICS: Economic thinking
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: Knowledge
CUSTOM ID: 002.01.0 - MC - MANK08
3. Resources iare
a. scarce ifor ihouseholds ibut iplentiful ifor ieconomies.
b. plentiful ifor ihouseholds ibut iscarce ifor ieconomies.
c. scarce ifor ihouseholds iand iscarce ifor ieconomies.
d. plentiful ifor ihouseholds iand iplentiful ifor ieconomies.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING iOBJECTIVES: i ECON.MANK.012 i- iApply ibasic, ieconomic iprinciples iof iindividual idecision
i making ithat idetermine ihow ian ieconomy igenerally iworks.
TOPICS: Economic ithinking
i Scarcity
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: iComprehension
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Essentials of Econ by N. Gregory Mankiw All
Chapters 1 - 24omics 9th edition
Page 1
,Table of Contents.
Part I: INTRODUCTION.
1. Ten Principles of Economics.
2. Thinking Like an Economist.
3. Interdependence and the Gains from Trade.
Part II: HOW MARKETS WORK.
4. The Market Forces of Supply and Demand.
5. Elasticity and Its Application.
6. Supply, Demand, and Government Policies.
Part III: MARKETS AND WELFARE.
7. Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets.
8. Application: The Costs of Taxation.
9. Application: International Trade.
Part IV: THE ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
10. Externalities.
11. Public Goods and Common Resources.
Part V: Firm Behavior and the Organization of Industry.
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,12. The Costs of Production.
13. Firms in Competitive Markets.
14. Monopoly.
Part VI: THE DATA OF MACROECONOMICS.
15. Measuring a Nation’s Income.
16. Measuring the Cost of Living.
Part VII: THE REAL ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN.
17. Production and Growth.
18. Saving, Investment, and the Financial System.
19. The Basic Tools of Finance.
20. Unemployment and Its Natural Rate.
Part VIII: MONEY AND PRICES IN THE LONG RUN.
21. The Monetary System.
22. Money Growth and Inflation.
Part IX: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS.
23. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply.
24. The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand.
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, 1. Ten Principles of Economics.
1. The English word that comes from the Greek word for "one who manages a household" is
a. market.
b. consumer.
c. producer.
d. economy.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ECON.MANK.012 - Apply basic, economic principles of individual decision
making that determine how an economy generally works.
TOPICS: Economic thinking
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: Knowledge
CUSTOM ID: 001.01.0 - MC - MANK08
2. The word “economy” comes from the Greek word oikonomos, which means
a. “environment.”
b. “production.”
c. “one who manages a household.”
d. “one who makes decisions.”
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ECON.MANK.012 - Apply basic, economic principles of individual decision
making that determine how an economy generally works.
TOPICS: Economic thinking
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: Knowledge
CUSTOM ID: 002.01.0 - MC - MANK08
3. Resources iare
a. scarce ifor ihouseholds ibut iplentiful ifor ieconomies.
b. plentiful ifor ihouseholds ibut iscarce ifor ieconomies.
c. scarce ifor ihouseholds iand iscarce ifor ieconomies.
d. plentiful ifor ihouseholds iand iplentiful ifor ieconomies.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING iOBJECTIVES: i ECON.MANK.012 i- iApply ibasic, ieconomic iprinciples iof iindividual idecision
i making ithat idetermine ihow ian ieconomy igenerally iworks.
TOPICS: Economic ithinking
i Scarcity
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: iComprehension
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