Overview

For the two-semester principles of economics course. An intuitive and grounded approach to economics Get students to think like an Economist using the latest policy and data while incorporating global issues. Microeconomics, 13th Edition builds on the foundation of the previous edition and retains a thorough and careful presentation of the principles of economics. Microeconomics emphasises real-world applications, the development of critical thinking skills, diagrams renowned for pedagogy and clarity, and path-breaking technology. Each chapter opens with one of today's central issues and is then revisited in the chapter ending Economics in the News feature. This Parkin hallmark encourages student to think critically about a news article relating to the issue, demonstrating how thinking like an economist can bring a clearer perspective to and deeper understanding of today's events. Students will begin to think about issues the way real economists do and learn how to explore difficult policy problems to make more informed decisions in their own economic lives.

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Author:   Michael Parkin
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   13th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.50cm
Weight:   1.095kg
ISBN:  

9781292263649

ISBN 10:   1292263644
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   15 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781292434599
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What is Economics? Chapter 2 The Economic Problem Chapter 3 Demand and Supply Chapter 4 Elasticity Chapter 5 Efficiency And Equity Chapter 6 Government Actions in Markets Chapter 7 Global markets in action Chapter 8 Utility and Demand Chapter 9 Possibilities, Preferences, and Choices Chapter 10 Organizing Production Chapter 11 Output and Costs Chapter 12 Perfect Competition Chapter 13 Monopoly Chapter 14 Monopolistic Competition Chapter 15 Oligopoly Chapter 16 Public Choices, Public Goods, and Healthcare Chapter 17 Externalities Chapter 18 Markets for Factors of Production Chapter 19 Economic Inequality Chapter 20 Uncertainty and Information

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About our author Michael Parkin is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Professor Parkin has held faculty appointments at Brown University, the University of Manchester, the University of Essex, and Bond University. He is a past president of the Canadian Economics Association and has served on the editorial boards of the American Economic Review and the Journal of Monetary Economics and as managing editor of the Canadian Journal of Economics. Professor Parkin's research on macroeconomics, monetary economics, and international economics has resulted in over 160 publications in journals and edited volumes, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, the Review of Economic Studies, the Journal of Monetary Economics, and the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. He became most visible to the public with his work on inflation that discredited the use of wage and price controls. Professor Parkin also spearheaded the movement toward European monetary union. Professor Parkin is an experienced and dedicated teacher of introductory economics.

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