Microeconomics with MyLab Economics Student Access Kit: International Edition - Softcover

Parkin, Michael

9780321263131: Microeconomics with MyLab Economics Student Access Kit: International Edition

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321263138 ISBN 13: 9780321263131

Publisher: Pearson, 2005

Like a lens that brings the indistinct into focus, Parkin's Microeconomics introduces students to the art of seeing the invisible, teaching them interpret the story told by the economic indicators, uncover meaning hidden in the headlines, and gain a clear vision through economic analysis.

An inspired teacher and crystal-clear writer, Michael Parkin has long been dedicated to helping students discover and apply the timeless principles of economics.

Parkin invites students to:

� See and understand the issues of our time in the brightest light, with the most compelling examples and clearest explanation.

� Visualize economic principles in action using a widely acclaimed approach to graphical analysis.

� Gain perspective on current economic events and today's principal economic thinkers through a series of carefully crafted features.

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About the Author:

Michael Parkin is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Professor Parkin has held faculty appointments at Brown University, the University of Manchester, the University of Essex, and Bond University. He is a past president of the Canadian Economics Association and has served on the editorial boards of the American Economic Review and the Journal of Monetary Economics and as managing editor of the Canadian Journal of Economics. Professor Parkin’s research on macroeconomics, monetary economics, and international economics has resulted in over 160

publications in journals and edited volumes, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, the Review of Economic Studies, the Journal of Monetary Economics, and the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. He became most visible to the public with his work on inflation that discredited the use of wage and price controls. Michael Parkin also spearheaded the movement toward European monetary union. Professor Parkin is an experienced and dedicated teacher of introductory economics.

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