Economics - Hardcover

Krugman, Paul; Wells, Robin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572591501 ISBN 13: 9781572591509

Publisher: Worth Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

Krugman/Wells takes a story-driven approach that focuses on real-world economics at work. The book offers the hallmark clarity and engaging writing style that distinguish Paul Krugman's work, from his best-selling international economics text to his New York Times best-sellers.
 

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About the Author:

Paul Krugman, recipient of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, taught at Princeton University for 14 years. In 2015, he joined the faculty of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, associated with the Luxembourg Income Study, which tracks and analyzes income inequality around the world. He received his BA from Yale and his PhD from MIT. Before Princeton, he taught at Yale, Stanford, and MIT. He also spent a year on the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers in 1982-1983. His research has included trailblazing work on international trade, economic geography, and currency crises. In 1991, Krugman received the American Economic Association's John Bates Clark medal. In addition to his teaching and academic research, Krugman writes extensively for nontechnical audiences. He is a regular op-ed columnist for the New York Times. His best-selling trade books include End This Depression Now!, The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, a history of recent economic troubles and their implications for economic policy, and The Conscience of a Liberal, a study of the political economy of economic inequality and its relationship with political polarization from the Gilded Age to the present. His earlier books, Peddling Prosperity and The Age of Diminished Expectations, have become modern classics. Robin Wells was a lecturer and researcher in Economics at Princeton University, where she has taught undergraduate courses. She received her BA from the University of Chicago and her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley; she then did her postdoctoral work at MIT. She has taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Southhampton (United Kingdom), Stanford, and MIT.â â

Review:

'The European adaptation of Krugman provides an outstanding introduction to Economics. To a very high standard this text allows students to gain a firm understanding of economic ideas and principles. At the same time it brings the subject alive through topical and up-to-date examples and illustrations relevant to the contemporary European economy.' Andrew Healey, University of Swansea, UK 'The applications using real world examples and the clarity of exposition make this the most accessible introductory text in economics around at the moment.' Stephen Smith, London Metropolitan University, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Worth Publishers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1572591501
• ISBN 13: 9781572591509
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1200