Issues in economics today /
Robert C. Guell, Indiana State University.
- Seventh Edition.
- xxvii, 478 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Issues in economics today .
- Issues in economics today. .
Economics : the study of opportunity cost -- Supply and demand -- The concept of elasticity and consumer and producer surplus -- Firm production, cost, and revenue -- Perfect competition, monopoly, and economic versus normal profit -- Every macroeconomic word you ever heard: gross domestic product, inflation, unemployment, recession, and depression -- Interest rates and present value -- Aggregate demand and aggregate supply -- Fiscal policy -- Monetary policy -- Federal spending -- Federal deficits, surpluses, and the national debt -- The housing bubble -- The recession of 2007/2009 : causes and policy responses -- Japan's lost decade : could it happen in the united states? -- Is the (fiscal) sky falling? : an examination of unfunded social security, medicare, and state and local pension liabilities -- International trade: does it jeopardize american jobs? -- International finance and exchange rates -- European debt crisis -- Economic growth and development -- The line between legal and illegal goods -- Natural resources, the environment, and climate change -- Health care -- Government-provided health insurance : medicaid, medicare, and the child health insurance program -- The economics of prescription drugs -- So you want to be a lawyer : economics and the law -- The economics of crime -- The economics of race and sex discrimination -- Income and wealth inequality : what's fair? -- Farm policy -- Minimum wage -- Ticket brokers and ticket scalping -- The economics of k/12 education -- College and university education : why is it so expensive? -- Poverty and welfare -- Social security -- Personal income taxes -- Energy prices -- If we build it, will they come? and other sports questions -- The stock market and crashes -- Unions -- Walmart : always low prices (and low wages); always -- The economic impact of casino gambling. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43.