TY - BOOK AU - Mankiw, N. Gregory. TI - Principles of economics SN - 00309822383 U1 - 330 22 PY - 1998/// CY - Florida.Estados Unidos PB - The Dryden press., KW - Economía KW - Economic KW - Teoría económica KW - Economic theory KW - Macroeconomía KW - Macroeconomy KW - Comercio internacional KW - International Trade KW - Economía del mercado KW - market economy N1 - Contiene: Índice temático y bibliografía; I. Introduction: Ten principles of economics - Thinking like an economist - Interdependence and the gains from trade -- II. Supply and demand I: How markets work: The Market forces of supply and demand - Elasticity and its application - Supply, demand, and the government policies -- III. Supply and demand ii: markets and welfare: consumers, producers, and the efficiency of markets - Application: The costs of taxation - Application: International trade -- IV. The economics of the public sector: Externalities - public goods and common resources - The design of the tax system -- V. Firm behavior and the organization of industry: The costs of production - Firms in competitive markets - Monopoly - Monopolistic competition -- VI. The Economics of labor markets: The Markets for the factors of production - Earnings and discrimination - The Distribution of income -- VII. Advanced topic: The theory of consumer choice -- VIII. Data of macroeconomics: Measuring a nation's income - Measuring the cost of living -- IX. The real economy in the long run: Production and growth - Saving, Investment, and the financial system - The natural rate of unemployment -- X. Money and prices in the long run: The Monetary system - Inflation: Its causes and costs -- XI. The macroeconomics of open economies: Open-economy macroeconomics: Basic concepts - A macroeconomic theory of the open economy -- XII. Short-run economic fluctuations: Aggregate demand and aggregate supply - The Influence of monetary and fiscal policy on aggregate demand - The short-run tradeoff between Inflation and unemployment -- XIII. Final thoughts: Five debates over macroeconomic policy N2 - For the instructor teaching the principles of economics can be a demanding job. Often, classes are large and teaching assistants in short supply. The supplements designed for the instructor make that job less demanding and more fun. ER -