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005			20150422181530.0
008			110811s2012 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2011033416
020			_a9780452297524 (pbk.)
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050	0	0	_aHB171 _b.T36 2012
082	0	0	_a330 _223
100	1		_aTaylor, Timothy, _d1960- _912224
245	1	4	_aThe instant economist : _beverything you need to know about how the economy works /
260			_aNew York : _bPlume, _cc2012.
300			_ax, 260 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
500			_a"A Plume book."
500			_a"The great courses" -- Cover.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index.
505	0		_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.
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.
650		0	_aEconomics. _912225
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