Economics for Today 8e simplifies the array of confusing economic analyses and presents a straightforward and balanced approach that effectively teaches the application of basic economics principles. Only essential material is included in the book and key concepts are explained in clear and simple terms. Written in an engaging and user-friendly manner, the book is designed for a range of economics students with a continued focus on ethics in economics, sustainability and environmental economics, housing stress, development, health, happiness and debt crises.
1. Thinking like an economist
2. Production possibilities and opportunity cost
3. Market demand and supply
4. Markets in action
5. Elasticity of demand and supply
6. Production costs
7. Perfect competition
8. Monopoly
9. Monopolistic competition and oligopoly
10. Microeconomic policy issues (largely behavioural eco)
11. Measuring the size of the economy
12. Business cycles and economic growth
13. Inflation and unemployment
14. A simple model of the macro economy
15. The monetary and financial system
16. Macroeconomy policy I: monetary policy
17. Macroeconomy policy II: fiscal policy
18. International trade and finance
19. Macroeconomic policy issues: reflecting on economic crises and policy (new name and content)
Glossary
Index
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Tommy Tang
Associate Professor Tommy Tang, B.Soc.Sc. (Hons), Med, PhD, SFHEA has taught economics and statistics at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels for more than two decades, with main research interest in economics education. His contribution to teaching in economics and statistics was recognised at the university and national levels, winning several teaching awards, including the prestigious Australian Learning and Teaching Council Teaching Excellence Award in 2011, and his appointment to the Australian Office of Learning and Teaching Economics Learning Standards Working Party to develop the learning standards for undergraduate and postgraduate economics programs in 2012 - 13. He has taken several administrative roles at university, has been selected as one of the 24 Inaugural reviewers in the QUT ExPRET (Expert Peer Review of Educational Practice) Program and is a senior fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.
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Dinusha Dhamaratna
Dr Dinusha Dharmaratna BSc (Hons), MEd, PhD worked at the Monash University for six years as the first-year Economics coordinator prior to joining Monash College. She is currently working as a unit leader for Macroeconomics and teaches Economics and Finance. Not only she has taught and developed curriculum for first- and second-year level micro and macroeconomics at Monash University and Monash College but also authored a book and a book chapter in the area of environmental and resources economics. In addition to her interest in Economics, she also actively engages in many teaching and learning research projects in blended learning strategies such as gamification, peer-review assessments, principles of cognitive psychology to promote collaboration and engagement.
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More NEW recent real-world case studies, macroeconomic data, economic indicators, summaries, and analyses.
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'Capstone' chapter on Behavioural Economics at the end of Micro section
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'Capstone' chapter on Macroeconomic policies at the end of Macro section
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