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Front Matter
5 chapters2
Part I — Thinking Like an Economist
5 chapters- Part I — Thinking Like an Economist
- Chapter 1 — What Is Economics? Scarcity, Choice, and the Thinking That Changes Everything
- Chapter 2 — How Economists Think: Models, Assumptions, and the Art of Simplification
- Chapter 3 — Interdependence and the Gains from Trade
- Chapter 4 — How to Read Economic Data
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Part II — How Markets Work
7 chapters4
Part III — Markets and Welfare
7 chapters- Part III — Markets and Welfare: When Markets Work and When They Don't
- Chapter 11 — Externalities
- Chapter 12 — Public Goods and Common Resources
- Chapter 13 — The Economics of Inequality
- Chapter 14 — The Economics of Healthcare
- Chapter 15 — The Economics of the Environment and Climate Change
- Chapter 16 — Information Asymmetry, Adverse Selection, and the Markets That Almost Don't Work
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Part IV — Firm Behavior and Market Structure
6 chapters6
Part V — Macroeconomic Foundations
5 chapters7
Part VI — Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy
5 chapters8
Part VII — Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Policy
5 chapters9
Part VIII — Contemporary Economics
6 chapters10
Part IX — Synthesis
3 chapters11
Capstone Project
5 chapters12
Appendices
14 chapters- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Answers to Selected Exercises
- Appendix A — Graphing and Algebra Review
- Appendix B — Economic Data Sources
- Appendix C — How to Read an Economic Release
- Appendix D — Key Studies and Experiments
- Appendix E — In-Class Experiments (Student Version)
- Appendix F — Policy Debate Briefs
- Appendix G — AP Economics Crosswalk
- Appendix H — Personal Finance Primer
- Appendix I — Formulas and Identities Quick Reference
- Appendix J — Resources and Communities
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