Economics: 2024 Release ISE

1264479778 · 9781264479771
The 2024 Release of Economics by Dean Karlan and Jonathan Morduch is a transformative update to empower students in reshaping their world. It features a fresh print release, updated eBook/SmartBook, and enriched digital content in Connect® to allow … Read More
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THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST
PART 1: THE POWER OF ECONOMICS
 1 Economics and Life 
 2 Specialization and Exchange
PART 2: SUPPLY AND DEMAND
 3 Markets 
 4 Elasticity 
 5 Efficiency 
 6 Government Intervention 

MICROECONOMICS THINKING LIKE A MICROECONOMIST
PART 3: INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS
 7 Consumer Behavior 
 8 Behavioral Economics A Closer Look at Decision Making 
 9 Game Theory and Strategic Thinking 
 10 Information 
 11 Time and Uncertainty
PART 4: FIRM DECISIONS
 12 The Costs of Production 
 13 Perfect Competition 
 14 Monopoly 
 15 Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly 
 16 The Factors of Production 
 17 International Trade 
PART 5: PUBLIC ECONOMICS
 18 Externalities 
 19 Public Goods and Common Resources 
 20 Taxation and the Public Budget 
 21 Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination 
 22 Political Choices 
 23 Public Policy and Choice Architecture 

MACROECONOMICS THINKING LIKE A MACROECONOMIST
PART 6: THE DATA OF MACROECONOMICS 
 24 Measuring GDP 
 25 The Cost of Living 
PART 7: LABOR MARKETS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
 26 Unemployment and the Labor Market 
 27 Economic Growth 
PART 8: THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT AND LONG RUN
 28 Aggregate Expenditure 
 29 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply 
 30 Fiscal Policy 
PART 9: THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND INSTITUTIONS
 31 The Basics of Finance 
 32 Money and the Monetary System 
 33 Inflation 
 34 Financial Crisis 
PART 10: INTERNATIONAL POLICY ISSUES  
 35 Open-Market Macroeconomics 
 36 Development Economics 


The 2024 Release of Economics by Dean Karlan and Jonathan Morduch is a transformative update to empower students in reshaping their world. It features a fresh print release, updated eBook/SmartBook, and enriched digital content in Connect® to allow students a seamless transition from page to screen. Karlan and Morduch’s product is a champion for personal and public change, redefining economics as a tool not just for personal gain but for public and business policy betterment. 

It challenges students to reach conclusions on how they will improve the world, cultivating a mindset that thinks like economists. 

Economics isn’t just a textbook; it’s an experience allowing students to learn how to use the power of economics to shape a world that's not just better but THEIRS. Erase boundaries between classroom and reality, with content grounded in updated empirical evidence, data, and research. Key highlights include fresh insights from diverse voices among economics researchers to offer a broadened perspective, overhauled Monetary Policy chapter, ADA-compliant figures redrawn to ensure accessibility for all learners and so much more.