Economics of Public Issues

Economics of Public Issues

Author:
Daniel Benjamin, Roger Miller, Roger LeRoy Miller, Douglass North
For principles of economics, public policy, and social issues courses.   Brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and classroom discussions   The Economics of Public Issues is a collection of brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and discussion in principles of economics and social issues. The 20th Edition encourages readers to apply theoretical discussions to today’s important issues to gain a deeper understanding of current microeconomic policy concerns.   Spark independent thinking and classroom discussion Readings are concise, allowing for easy integration into any principles of economics or issues-based classroom. A correlation guide in the preface illustrates how to integrate topics into different courses.
131.00 zł
Publishing date:
2017
Audience:
college/higher education
Delivery:
7 days
Publisher:
Pearson Education
Number of pages:
272
Publication form:
paperback / softback
Language:
English
Edition:
20
ISBN:
9780134531984
Categories:
Microeconomics

For principles of economics, public policy, and social issues courses.

 

Brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and classroom discussions

 

The Economics of Public Issues is a collection of brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and discussion in principles of economics and social issues. The 20th Edition encourages readers to apply theoretical discussions to today’s important issues to gain a deeper understanding of current microeconomic policy concerns.

 

Spark independent thinking and classroom discussion

  • Readings are concise, allowing for easy integration into any principles of economics or issues-based classroom.
  • A correlation guide in the preface illustrates how to integrate topics into different courses.
  • Conversational and informative non-technical writing is geared toward principles-level students and does not require advanced math.
  • Using the latest debates in social policy, the authors encourage readers to question their own assumptions and the analysis offered by the media and politicians on key issues.
  • End-of-chapter questions offer students the opportunity to test their knowledge and review chapter concepts.

 

Brief Contents

PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

  1. Death by Bureaucrat
  2. Innovation
  3. Flying the Friendly Skies?
  4. The Mystery of Wealth
  5. The Economics of Exclusion

PART TWO: SUPPLY AND DEMAND

  1. Sex, Booze, and Drugs
  2. The Economics of Obesity
  3. Kidneys for Sale
  4. Are We Running Out of Water?
  5. Bankrupt Landlords, from Sea to Shining Sea

PART THREE: LABOR MARKETS

  1. Das Kapital in the Twenty-First Century
  2. (Why) Are Women Paid Less?
  3. The Effects of the Minimum Wage
  4. The (Dis)incentives of Higher Taxes

PART FOUR: MARKET STRUCTURES

  1. The Platform Economy
  2. Contracts, Combinations, and Conspiracies
  3. Coffee, Tea, or Tuition-Free?
  4. Keeping the Competition Out

PART FIVE: POLITICAL ECONOMY

  1. Health Insurance for All . . . Or Maybe Not
  2. The Deception of Green Energy
  3. The Fight over Genetically Modified Foods
  4. Student Loans
  5. The Graying of America
  6. For Whom the Roads Are Tolled

PART SIX: PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

  1. What to Do About the Climate?
  2. Save That Species
  3. Ethanol Madness
  4. The Death of Recycling

PART SEVEN: GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY

  1. The Economics of the Big Mac
  2. Globalization and the Wealth of America
  3. The $750,000 Steelworker

Selected References