000435630 000__ 02292cam\a2200301\a\4500 000435630 001__ 435630 000435630 005__ 20210513152159.0 000435630 008__ 110811s2012\\\\nyua\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000435630 010__ $$a 2011033416 000435630 019__ $$a773789265 000435630 020__ $$a9780452297524 (pbk.) 000435630 020__ $$a0452297524 (pbk.) 000435630 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn727703153 000435630 040__ $$aDLC$$beng$$cDLC$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dGO3$$dB@L$$dORX$$dABG$$dJBL$$dVP@$$dBDX 000435630 042__ $$apcc 000435630 049__ $$aISEA 000435630 05000 $$aHB171$$b.T36 2012 000435630 08200 $$a330$$223 000435630 1001_ $$aTaylor, Timothy,$$d1960- 000435630 24514 $$aThe instant economist :$$beverything you need to know about how the economy works /$$cTimothy Taylor. 000435630 260__ $$aNew York :$$bPlume,$$cc2012. 000435630 300__ $$ax, 260 p. :$$bill. ;$$c21 cm. 000435630 500__ $$a"The great courses"--P. [1] of cover. 000435630 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000435630 5050_ $$aHow economists think -- Division of labor -- Supply and demand -- Price floors and ceilings -- Elasticity -- The labor market and wages -- Financial markets and rates of return -- Personal investing -- From perfect competition to monopoly -- Antitrust and competition policy -- Regulation and deregulation -- Negative externalities and the environment -- Positive externalities and technology -- Public goods -- Poverty and welfare programs -- Inequality -- Imperfect information and insurance -- Corporate and political governance -- Macroeconomics and gross domestic product -- Economic growth -- Unemployment -- Inflation -- The balance of trade -- Aggregate supply and aggregate demand -- The unemployment-inflation trade-off -- Fiscal policy and budget deficits -- Countercyclical fiscal policy -- Budget deficits and national saving -- Money and banking -- The Federal Reserve and its powers -- The conduct of monetary policy -- The gains of international trade -- The debates over protectionism -- Exchange rates -- International financial crashes -- A global economic perspective. 000435630 520__ $$aRegardless of their level of education, most people wish they understood economics better. An award-winning professor translates the subject's complicated principles into easy-to-understand language, tackling all the key questions and hot topics of microeconomics and macroeconomics. 000435630 650_0 $$aEconomics. 000435630 7102_ $$aTeaching Company. 000435630 85200 $$bgen$$hHB171$$i.T36$$i2012 000435630 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:435630$$pGLOBAL_SET 000435630 980__ $$aBIB 000435630 980__ $$aBOOK