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| Preface | p. iii |
| Making the Grade in Economics | p. vii |
| The Economic Way of Thinking | |
| The Economic Approach | p. 1 |
| Some Tools of the Economist | p. 11 |
| Markets and Government | |
| Supply, Demand, and the Market Process | p. 25 |
| Supply and Demand: Applications and Extensions | p. 37 |
| Difficult Cases for the Market and the Role of Government | p. 5... MORE |
| The Economics of Collective Decision Making | p. 59 |
| Core Microeconomics | |
| Consumer Choice and Elasticity | p. 67 |
| Costs and the Supply of Goods | p. 79 |
| Price Takers and the Competitive Process | p. 91 |
| Price-Searcher Markets with Low Entry Barriers | p. 105 |
| Price-Searcher Markets with High Entry Barriers | p. 115 |
| The Supply of and Demand for Productive Resources | p. 129 |
| Earnings, Productivity, and the Job Market | p. 139 |
| Investment, the Capital Market, and the Wealth of Nations | p. 147 |
| Income Inequality and Poverty | p. 155 |
| International Economics | |
| Gaining from International Trade | p. 165 |
| Applying the Basics: Special Topics in Economics | |
| Government Spending and Taxation | p. 177 |
| The Internet: How Is It Changing the Economy? | p. 183 |
| The Economics of Social Security | p. 187 |
| The Stock Market: Its Function, Performance, and Potential as an Investment Opportunity | p. 193 |
| The Crisis of 2008: Causes and Lessons for the Future | p. 197 |
| Lessons from the Great Depression | p. 201 |
| The Economics of Health Care | p. 205 |
| School Choice: Can It Improve the Quality of Education? | p. 211 |
| Earnings Difference between Men and Women | p. 217 |
| Do Labor Unions Increase the Wages of Workers? | p. 223 |
| Are We Running Out of Resources? | p. 229 |
| Difficult Environmental Cases and the Role of Government | p. 235 |
| Answer Key | p. 239 |
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