Economics [printed text] / Paul R. Krugman ; Robin Wells ; Kathryn Jo Graddy  . -  European ed. . - New York : W. H. Freeman, 2008 . - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-7167-9956-6

Class number:	330
Abstract:	Offering an accessible and thorough introduction to economics, this text offers real-world examples to bring theory to life. Students and lecturers will benefit from the vast array of supplements, including a companion website with extra material and resources.
Contents note:	Part 1 What is Economics Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life; 1. First Principles; 2. Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade; Appendix: Graphs in Economics Part 2 Supply and Demand 3. Supply and Demand; 4. Price and Quantity Controls; 5. Elasticity Part 3 Individuals and markets 6. Consumer and Producer Surplus; 7. Making Decisions Part 4 The producer 8. Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs; 9. Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve Part 5 The Consumer 10. The Rational Consumer; 11. Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice Part 6 Markets and efficiency 12. Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income; Appendix: Indifference Curve Analysis of Labour Supply; 13. Efficiency and Equity Part 7 Market Structure: Beyond Perfect Competition 14. Monopoly; 15. Oligopoly; 15. Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation Part 8 Extending market boundaries 17. International Trade; 18. Uncertainty, Risk, and Private Information Part 9 Microeconomics and public policy 19. Externalities; 20. Public Goods and Common Resources; 21. Taxes, Government Spending and Income Distribution Part 10 New Directions for markets 22. Technology, Information Goods and Network Externalities Part 11 Introduction to Macroeconomics 23. Macroeconomics: The Big Picture; 24. Tracking the Macroeconomy Part 12 The economy in the long run 25. Long - Run Economic Growth; 26. Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System Part 13 Short run economic fluctuations 27. Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand; 28. Income and Expenditure; Appendix:Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically; 29. Fiscal Policy; Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier; 30. Money and Banking; 31. Monetary Policy Part 14 The Supply Side and the Medium Run 32. Labour Markets, Unemployment ans Inflation; 33. Inflation, disinflation and Deflation Part 15 The Open Economy 34. Open-Economy Macroeconomics Part 16 Events and Ideas 35. The Making of Modern Macroeconomics