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The fastest way to learn The Economy Today Authors: Bradley Schiller and Karen Gebhardt

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Authors: Bradley Schiller and Karen Gebhardt

Chapter 1

Economics: The Core Issues

Chapter 2

The U.S. Economy: A Global View

Chapter 3

Supply and Demand

Chapter 4

The Role of Government

Chapter 5

National Income Accounting

Chapter 6

Unemployment

Chapter 7

Inflation

Chapter 8

The Business Cycle

Chapter 9

Aggregate Demand

Chapter 10

Self-Adjustment or Instability?

Chapter 11

Fiscal Policy

Chapter 12

Debt

Chapter 13

Money and Banks

Chapter 14

The Federal Reserve System

Chapter 15

Monetary Policy

Chapter 16

Supply-Side Policy

Chapter 17

Growth and Productivity

Chapter 18

Theory versus Reality

Chapter 19

Consumer Choice

Chapter 20

Elasticity

Chapter 21

The Costs of Production

Chapter 22

The Competitive Firm

Chapter 23

Competitive Markets

Chapter 24

Monopoly

Chapter 25

Oligopoly

Chapter 26

Monopolistic Competition

Chapter 27

Natural Monopolies

Chapter 28

Environmental Protection

Chapter 29

The Farm Problem

Chapter 30

The Labor Market

Chapter 31

Labor Unions

Chapter 32

Financial Markets

Chapter 33

Taxes: Equity versus Efficiency

Chapter 34

Transfer Payments: Welfare and Social Security

Chapter 35

International Trade

Chapter 36

International Finance

Chapter 37

Global Poverty

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