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100	1		_aCallander, Andrew, _d1958- _eauthor. _9406838
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding the economic environment / _cMatthew Barber, LLB(Hons), BCom, LLM(Hons), PhD (in Law), Senior Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology, Andrew Callendar, BA and PG Dip(Econ) (Otago), Dip Teaching, MBA (Massey), BTheol(Hons) and PHD (Otago).
250			_aFourth edition.
264		1	_aWellington : _bLexisNexis NZ Limited, _c2016.
264		4	_c©2016
300			_axxxiii, 322 pages : _billustrations ; _c27 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aUnderstanding series
500			_aPrevious edition written by Andrew Callander.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_g1. _tThe economic approach -- _g1.1. _tThe economic problem -- _g1.2. _tThe economic way of thinking -- _g1.3. _tThe production possibilities frontier (PPF) model -- _g1.4. _tRevision questions -- _g2. _tThe demand and supply model -- _g2.1. _tDemand -- _g2.2. _tElasticity of demand -- _g2.3. _tSupply -- _g2.4. _tDemand and supply in a market -- _g2.5. _tGovernment intervention in the market -- _g2.6. _tRevision questions -- _g3. _tFirms -- _g3.1. _tProfit maximization -- _g3.2. _tShort-run and long-run costs -- _g3.3. _tMarket structures -- _g3.4. _tRevenue and profit -- _g3.5. _tBusiness strategy -- _g3.6. _tRevision questions -- _g4. _tThe government and the market -- _g4.1. _tAllocative efficiency -- _g4.2. _tMarket failure 1: imperfect competition -- _g4.3. _tMarket failure 2: public goods -- _g4.4. _tMarket failure 3: externalities -- _g4.5. _tEquity vs. efficiency -- _g4.6. _tRevision questions -- _g5. _tThe economy -- _g5.1. _tModelling economic activity -- _g5.2. _tMeasuring economic activity -- _g5.3. _tThe business cycle -- _g5.4. _tThe aggregate demand aggregate supply model -- _g5.5. _tRevision questions -- _g6. _tGovernment policy and the economy -- _g6.1. _tEconomic objectives -- _g6.2. _tFiscal policy -- _g6.3. _tMonetary policy -- _g6.4. _tMonetary policy and inflation targeting -- _g6.5. _tRevision questions -- _g7. _tInternational trade and the global economy -- _g7.1. _tFree trade -- _g7.2. _tBalance of payments -- _g7.3. _tThe foreign exchange market -- _g7.4. _tNew Zealand and the global economy -- _g7.5. _tRevision questions.
520			_a"A step-by-step introduction to the key elements of economic theory and a general introduction to mainstream economics in contemporary New Zealand. This 4th edition of Understanding the Economic Environment clearly explains and illustrates the essential tools of economic analysis and applies them to a range of current issues in New Zealand. Students are encouraged to understand and apply the economic principles they are learning and to critically evaluate these principles as they relate to decision-making for business and government economic policy." --Publisher's website.
650		0	_aEconomics _vTextbooks _9612617
650		0	_aEconomics _zNew Zealand _vTextbooks _9601995
700	1		_aBarber, Matthew, _cLLB (Hons), _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _tUnderstanding the economic environment _z9781927248485
830		0	_aUnderstanding series (Wellington, N.Z.)
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