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THE EXPLORATION OF MICROECONOMICS, 6E, International Edition was designed specifically to promote economic literacy and help you appreciate how economics affects your everyday life. This engaging text combines innovative learning tools, a visually appealing design, and captivating content to help you easily absorb information and master key concepts. Packed with examples from current events and pop culture, THE EXPLORATION OF MICROECONOMICS, 6E, International Edition succeeds like no other book in conveying the excitement and real-world relevance of economics.
Format: Paperback / softbackCONTRIBUTORS: Robert SextonEAN: 9781111970406COUNTRY: United StatesPAGES: WEIGHT: 1100 gHEIGHT: 275 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Cengage Learning, IncDATE PUBLISHED: 2012-03-05CITY: GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / MicroeconomicsWIDTH: 215 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Teaching skills and techniques
Part I: INTRODUCTION. 1. The Role and Method of Economics. 2. Economics: Eight Powerful Ideas. 3. Scarcity, Trade-Off, and Production Possibilities. Part II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 4. Demand, Supply and Market Equilibrium. 5. Markets in Motion and Price Controls. 6. Elasticity. Part III: MARKET EFFICIENCY, MARKET FAILURE, AND THE PUBLIC SYSTEM. 7. Market Efficiency and Welfare. 8. Market Failure. 9. Public Finance and Public Choice. Part IV: HOUSEHOLDS AND MARKET STRUCTURE. 10. Consumer Choice Theory. 11. The Firm: Production and Cost. 12. Firms in Perfectly Competitive Markets. 13. Monopoly and Antitrust. 14. Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation. 15. Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior. Part V: INPUT MARKETS AND MICROECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES. 16. The Markets for Labor, Capital, and Land. 17. Income, Poverty and Health Care. Part VI: THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. 18. International Trade. 19. International Finance.
A distinguished professor of economics at Pepperdine University's Seaver College, Robert Sexton is a graduate of California Lutheran College and received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Colorado. Dr. Sexton writes frequently for economic and business journals and is the author of nine books on economics, including his newly released EXPLORING ECONOMICS and Survey of ECON published by South-Western/Cengage Learning.His research spans American economic history, economic policy analysis, statutes and enforcement costs, public choice, regional economics, migration, and economic education. Professor Sexton has been a visiting professor at UCLA and was Pepperdine's 1991 Professor of the Year. His professional achievements have been recognized with the Howard A. White Memorial Teaching Award, the Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellowship, and multiple Merit Acceleration Awards for excellence in teaching and research.
THE EXPLORATION OF MICROECONOMICS, 6E, International Edition was designed specifically to promote economic literacy and help you appreciate how economics affects your everyday life. This engaging text combines innovative learning tools, a visually appealing design, and captivating content to help you easily absorb information and master key concepts. Packed with examples from current events and pop culture, THE EXPLORATION OF MICROECONOMICS, 6E, International Edition succeeds like no other book in conveying the excitement and real-world relevance of economics.
Format: Paperback / softbackCONTRIBUTORS: Robert SextonEAN: 9781111970406COUNTRY: United StatesPAGES: WEIGHT: 1100 gHEIGHT: 275 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Cengage Learning, IncDATE PUBLISHED: 2012-03-05CITY: GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / MicroeconomicsWIDTH: 215 cmSPINE:
A distinguished professor of economics at Pepperdine University's Seaver College, Robert Sexton is a graduate of California Lutheran College and received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Colorado. Dr. Sexton writes frequently for economic and business journals and is the author of nine books on economics, including his newly released EXPLORING ECONOMICS and Survey of ECON published by South-Western/Cengage Learning.His research spans American economic history, economic policy analysis, statutes and enforcement costs, public choice, regional economics, migration, and economic education. Professor Sexton has been a visiting professor at UCLA and was Pepperdine's 1991 Professor of the Year. His professional achievements have been recognized with the Howard A. White Memorial Teaching Award, the Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellowship, and multiple Merit Acceleration Awards for excellence in teaching and research.
