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Economics, Paul A. Samuelson, William D. Nordhaus

eng

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non fiction

Economics

18463547

Paul A. Samuelson, William D. Nordhaus

Basic concepts (Basic problems of economic organization ; Markets & command in a modern economy ; Elements of supply & demand) -- Fundamental concept of macroeconomics (Overview of macroeconomics ; Measurement of national output & income ; Consumption & investment ; The theory of output determination ; The multiplier extended: fiscal policy & international trade ; Aggregate supply & business cycles ; Money & commercial banking ; The Federal Reserve & Central Bank monetary policy) -- Macroeconomic policy (Unemployment ; Inflation: definitions & costs ; Inflation & unemployment ; Effects of money on output & prices ; Fiscal policy, deficits & the government debt) -- Microeconomics: supply, demand & product markets (Supply & demand in individual markets ; Demand, utility & consumer behavior ; Business organization ; Theory of production & marginal products ; Analysis of costs ; Competitive supply & competitive markets;Monopoly: Analysis & regulation ; Imperfect competition & antitrust policy) -- Wages, rent & profits: the distribution of income (Introduction to incomes & inequality ; Pricing of factors of production ; Wages & the labor market ; Labor unions & collective bargaining ; Capital, interest & profits) -- Efficiency, equity & government (Markets & economic efficiency ; Economic role of government ; Expenditure & taxation ; Poverty, equality & efficiency ; The winds of change: alternative economic systems) -- Economic growth & international trade (Economic growth: theory & evidence ; Economics of developing countries ; International trade & the theory of comparative advantage ; Protectionism & free trade ; Exchange rates & the international financial system)