Economics Today - Hardcover

Miller, Roger LeRoy

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ISBN 10: 0321571312 ISBN 13: 9780321571311

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2009

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Readers learn best when they see concepts applied to examples from their everyday lives. With an abundance of relentlessly current examples, Economics Today: The Micro View appeals to today's diverse population by presenting ideas clearly, at an accessible level, and in the context of newsworthy applications.
Introduction: The Nature of Economics; Scarcity and the World of Trade-Offs; Demand and Supply; Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis; Public Spending and Public Choice; Funding the Public Sector. Dimensions of Microeconomics: Demand and Supply Elasticity; Consumer Choice; Rents, Profits, and the Financial Environment of Business. Market Structure, Resource Allocation, and Regulation: The Firm: Cost and Output Determination; Perfect Competition; Monopoly; Monopolistic Competition; Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior; Regulation and Antitrust Policy in a Globalized Economy. Labor Resources and the Environment: The Labor Market: Demand, Supply, and Outsourcing; Unions and Labor Market Monopoly Power; Income, Poverty, and Health Care; Environmental Economics. Global Economics: Comparative Advantage and the Open Economy; Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments.
For all readers interested in microeconomics.

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About the Author:

Roger LeRoy Miller is currently affiliated with the Institute for University Studies in Arlington, Texas. Prior to this affiliation, he has held faculty appointments at the University of Washington at Seattle, the University of Hawaii, Clemson University, and the University of Miami, where he co-founded the Law and Economics Center.

Miller has authored and co-authored a myriad of articles and textbooks. He is the sole author of the best-selling Economics Today text and a co-author of the highly successful Economics of Public Issues. In addition to his work in academia, Miller has been invited to give talks and lectures across America, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and France. He has also served as a consultant to several law firms and numerous state and federal agencies.

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