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OverviewMcConnell and Brue’s Microeconomics: Principles, Problems, and Policies is the leading Principles of Economics textbook because it is innovative and teaches students in a clear, unbiased way. The 17th Edition builds upon the tradition of leadership by sticking to 3 main goals: help the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and the policy alternatives; help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic matters; and promote a lasting student interest in economics and the economy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Campbell Mcconnell , Stanley BruePublisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional Edition: 17th edition Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.066kg ISBN: 9780073273099ISBN 10: 0073273090 Pages: 560 Publication Date: 16 November 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced By: 0073365955 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsPART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS and THE ECONOMY To the Student1 Limits, Alternatives, and Choices (Appendix: Graphs and Their Meaning)2 The Market System and the Circular Flow3 Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium4 The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors5 The United States in the Global EconomyPART TWO: MICROECONOMICS OF PRODUCT MARKETS6Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis7Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization8The Costs of Production9Pure Competition (Appendix: Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Efficiency)10Pure Monopoly (Appendix: The Deadweight Loss of Monopoly)11Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly12Technology, R&D, and Efficiency PART THREE: MICROECONOMICS of RESOURCE MARKETS13The Demand for Resources14Wage Determination15Rent, Interest, and Profit15WResource and Energy EconomicsPART FOUR: MICROECONMICS of GOVERMENT16 Government and Market Failure17 Public Choice Theory and the Economics of TaxationPART FIVE: MICROECONOMIC ISSUES and POLICIES18Antitrust Policy and Regulation19Agriculture: Economics and Policy20Income Inequality and Poverty21The Economics of Health Care 22Labor Market Institutions and Issues: Unionism, Discrimination, ImmigrationPART SIX: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS and the WORLD ECONOMY23International Trade24Exchange Rates, the Balance of Payments, and Trade DeficitsReviewsAuthor InformationCampbell R. McConnell earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa after receiving degrees from Cornell College and the University of Illinois. He taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1953 until his retirement in 1990. He is also coauthor of Contemporary Labor Economics, Seventh edition, and Essentials of Economics, First edition (both The McGraw-Hill Companies), and has edited readers for the principles and labor economics courses. He is a recipient of both the University of Nebraska Distinguished Teaching Award and the James A. Lake Academic Freedom Award, and is past-president of the Midwest Economics Association. Professor McConnell was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Cornell College in 1973 and received its Distinguished Achievement Award in 1994. Stanley L. Brue did his undergraduate work at Augustana College (South Dakota) and received its Distinguished Achievement Award in 1991. He received his Ph.D. from the University of NebraskaLincoln. He is a professor at Pacific Lutheran University, where he has been honored as a recipient of the Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award. Professor Brue has also received the national Leavey Award for excellence in economic education. He has served as national president and chair of the Board of Trustees of Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honorary. He is coauthor of Economic Scenes, Fifth edition (Prentice-Hall), Contemporary Labor Economics, Seventh edition, Essentials of Economics, First edition (both The McGraw-Hill Companies), and The Evolution of Economic Thought, Seventh edition (South-Western). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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