Mankiw, N. Gregory. creator Taylor, Mark P. text ohu Mason, Ohio Thomson/South-Western 2011 2004 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xx, 494 p. : col. ill. ; Contents: 1. Introduction: Ten principles of economics -- Thinking like an economist -- Interdependence and the gains from trade -- 2. Supply and demand I: how markets work: The Market forces of supply and demand -- Elasticity and its application -- Supply, demand and government policies -- 3. Supply and demand II: markets and welfare: Consumers, producers and the efficiency of markets -- Application: the costs of taxation -- Application: international trade -- 4. The Economics of the public sector: Externalities -- Public goods and common resources -- The Design of the tax system -- 5. Firm behaviour and the organization of industry: The Costs of production -- Firms in competitive markets -- Monopoly -- Monopolistic competition -- Oligopoly -- 6. The Economics of labour markets: The Markets for the factors of production -- Earnings and discrimination -- Income inequality and poverty -- 7. Topics for further study: The Theory of consumer choice -- Frontiers of microeconomics -- N. Gregory Mankiw, Mark P. Taylor Includes index. Microeconomics 338.5 9781408017913 2002111169 DLC 020808 20220118104147.0 4274811