Contemporary Economics - William A. McEachern

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Résumé :
Bring economics to life with rich, practical examples that make concepts clear and intriguing. CONTEMPORARY ECONOMICS blends economic expertise and educational insights with comprehensive content, sound instructional design, and extensive print and media teaching tools. This new edition now includes two chapters covering personal finance, including information on managing money and being a responsible consumer.

Biographie:
William A. McEachern began teaching large sections of economic principles shortly after joining the University of Connecticut, and a several years later he began offering teaching workshops around the country. The University of Connecticut Alumni Association conferred on him its Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in 2000. He earlier won the Association's award for Distinguished Public Service. Professor McEachern has published books and monographs on public finance, public policy, and industrial organization. His research has also appeared in edited volumes, such as Readings in Public Choice Economics (University of Michigan Press), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics (Edward Elgar Publishing), and Rethinking Economic Principles (Irwin Publishing), and in a variety of refereed journals, including Economic Inquiry, National Tax Journal, Quarterly Review of Economic and Business, Journal of Industrial Economics, Kyklos, Econ Journal Watch, and Public Choice. He is the founding editor of The Teaching Economist, a newsletter that for more than two decades has focused on teaching economics at the college level. Professor McEachern has advised federal, state, and local governments on policy matters, and has been quoted in media such as the New York Times, Times of London, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and Reader's Digest. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, earned an undergraduate degree with honors from College of the Holy Cross, served three years as a U.S. Army officer, and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

Sommaire:
Unit I: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS. 1. What is Economics? 2. Economic Systems and Economic Tools. 3. U.S. Private and Public Sectors. Unit II: THE MARKET ECONOMY. 4. Demand. 5. Supply. 6. Market Forces. 7. Market Structure. Unit III: MARKET INSTITUTIONS. 8. Businesses. 9. Labor Markets. 10. Financial Markets and Business Growth. Unit IV: PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY. 11. Consumer Responsibilities and Protections. 12. Managing Your Money. Unit V: THE NATIONAL ECONOMY. 13. Economic Performance. 14. Economic Growth. 15. Economic Challenges. Unit VI: PUBLIC POLICY AND THE NATIONAL ECONOMY. 16. Government Spending, Revenue, and Public Choice. 17. Fiscal Policy, Deficits, and Debt. 18. Money and Banking. 19. Money Creation, the Federal Reserve System, and Monetary Policy. Unit VII: THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY. 20. International Trade and Finance. 21. Economic Development. Economic Data. Glossary. Spanish Glossary. Index.

In Your World' is a good way to help students relate to the material. It provides a frame work.