Study Guide for Economics: A Contemporary Introduction - Softcover

Lunn, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0538888504 ISBN 13: 9780538888509

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 1999

Synopsis

The Study Guide includes the following materials for each chapter of the text: an introduction; a chapter outline, with definitions of all terms; a discussion of the chapter's main points; a "lagniappe," or bonus, which supplements material in the chapter and includes a Question to Think About"; a list of key terms; and a variety of true-false, multiple-choice, and discussion questions with answers.

About this title

About the Author

William A. McEachern began teaching large sections of economic principles when he joined the University of Connecticut in 1973. In 1980, he started offering teaching workshops around the country. In 2000, the University of Connecticut Alumni Association conferred on him its Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. He has published books and monographs in public finance, public policy, and industrial organization. His research has also appeared in a variety of journals, including Economic Inquiry, National Tax Journal, Journal of Industrial Economics, Kyklos, and Public Choice. He is Founding Editor of The Teaching Economist, a newsletter that focuses on teaching economics at the college level, and is Founding Editor of The Connecticut Economy: A University of Connecticut Quarterly Review. Professor McEachern has advised federal, state, and local governments on policy matters and directed a bipartisan commission examining Connecticut's finances. He has been quoted in media such as the New York Times, London Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and Reader's Digest. He was born in Portsmouth, N.H., earned an undergraduate degree with honors from Holy Cross College, spent three years in the army, and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

Review

My appreciation of his book is considerable. The quality of the writing is generally superb, and the balance with which the author presents controversial material is admirable.

I like the level and the way in which all the material is presented. The graphs are very clear and the supporting data is displayed in a very readable style. Overall-a great text.

I found the author's writing style engaging and comfortable. I think the examples used will connect with principles students. The case studies in each chapter I read were interesting, enlightening, and concise.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0538888504
• ISBN 13: 9780538888509
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 608