Guell, Robert C. creator text aa Boston McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2010 5th ed. monographic eng

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xxiv, 524 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Contents: Economics -- Supply and demand -- the concept of elasticity and consumer and producer surplus -- Firm production, cost and revenue -- Perfect competition, monopoly and economic versus normal profit -- Every macroeconomic word you ever heard -- Interest rates and present value -- Aggregate demand and aggregate supply -- Fiscal policy -- Monetary policy -- The housing bubble -- The recession of 2007-2009 -- Federal spending -- Federal deficits, surpluses and the national debt -- International trade -- International finance and exchange rates -- NAFTA, CAFTA, GATT, WTO -- Economic growth and development -- The International Monetary Fund -- The line between legal and illegal goods -- Government-provided health insurance -- The economics of prescriptive drugs -- So you want to be a lawyer: economics of the law -- the economics of crime -- The economics of rate and sex discrimination -- Farm policy -- Minimum wage -- Ticket brokers and ticket scalping -- Why college textbooks costs to much -- Education -- Poverty and welfare -- Social security -- Personal income taxes -- Energy prices -- If we build it, will they come:? and other sports questions --The stock market and crashes -- Unions -- Robert C. Guell. Includes index. Economics HB87.G83 330 9780070166707 0070166706 2009029342 DLC 090717 20210706171302.0 15823271