Dollars and sense : an introduction to economics
Marilu Hurt McCarty
- 7th ed
- New York, NY HarperCollins College Publishers New York, NY : HarperCollins College Publishers, c1994
- xiii, 372 p. ill. 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents: Chap. 1. Scarcity and choice -- Chap. 2. Demand and supply: The Basics -- Chap. 3. More about demand: Price elasticity -- Chap. 4. More about supply: Costs of production and price elasticity of supply -- Chap. 5. Imperfect competition and inefficient outcomes -- Chap. 6. Labor markets and the labor movement -- Chap. 7. Measuring economic activity -- Chap. 8. Cycles in economic activity -- Chap. 9. Government finance and fiscal policy -- Chap. 10. Financial institutions and monetary policy -- Chap. 14. Inflation -- Chap. 12. Unemployment -- Chap. 13. Poverty and income distribution -- Chap. 14. Economic growth -- Chap. 15. Global trade and finance