Economics USA - Softcover

Edwin Mansfield; Nariman Behravesh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 039395790X ISBN 13: 9780393957907

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1989

Synopsis

Widely renowned for its seamless integration of textbook and video learning, Economics U$A is one of the most successful telecourses ever produced.

Now available in a carefully revised and updated Seventh Edition, the text continues to emphasize the real-world applications of the most current economic principles and data in a clear and inviting format. Carefully integrated with 28 half-hour video programs produced by the Educational Film Center in Annandale, Virginia, the text accessibly frames the concepts and issues students need to gain a thorough understanding of modern economics. Each video episode features original and archival film footage, newspaper clippings, graphics, animation, and expert commentary. One-third of the videos have been updated for the Seventh Edition. Illustrated

About this title

About the Author:

Nariman Behravesh is Chief Economist for IHS Inc. and a well-known economic forecaster and consultant. He is the author of the well received trade book Spin-Free Economics (McGraw-Hill Trade, 2008). In 2009 and 2010, he was on Bloomberg’s list of the Ten Most Important Economists, and he has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top practicing forecasters. He is often seen on the cable TV business shows and heard on NPR’s All Things Considered and Marketplace.

The late Edwin Mansfield was for many years a distinguished professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania. He was an internationally recognized expert in the economics of technology and industrial organization. His numerous texts, all published by W.W. Norton, have sold millions of copies around the world. In 1979, when Sino-American scientific agreements were finally reached, Mansfield was the first American economist to lecture in the People's Republic of China.

About this edition

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 039395790X
• ISBN 13: 9780393957907
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 641