Issues in Economics Today ISE

10th Edition
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Guell's Issues in Economics Today brings economic theory to life by presenting current issues in an engaging, conversational style. The 10th edition is a practical and relevant introduction for 1st year survey and issues students and upper-level poli… Read More
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Issues for Different Course Themes? 

Required Theory Table?? 

Chapter 1: Economics: The Study of Opportunity Cost? 

Chapter 2: Supply and Demand? 

Chapter 3: The Concept of Elasticity and Consumer and Producer Surplus 

Chapter 4: Firm Production, Cost, and Revenue? 

Chapter 5: Perfect Competition, Monopoly, and Economic versus Normal Profit? 

Chapter 6: Every Macroeconomic Word You Ever Heard: Gross Domestic Product, Inflation, Unemployment, Recession, and Depression? 

Chapter 7: Money, Interest Rates, and Present Value?

Chapter 8: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply? 

Chapter 9: Fiscal Policy? 

Chapter 10: Monetary Policy? 

Chapter 11: Federal Spending? 

Chapter 12: Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt? 

Chapter 13: The Great Recession? 

Chapter 14: The COVID-19 Recession? 

Chapter 15: Is Economic Stagnation the New Normal?? 

Chapter 16: Is the (Fiscal) Sky Falling?: An Examination of Unfunded Social Security, Medicare, and State and Local Pension Liabilities? 

Chapter 17: International Trade: Does It Jeopardize American Jobs?? 

Chapter 18: International Finance and Exchange Rates? 

Chapter 19: The European Union, Debt Crisis, and Brexit 

Chapter 20: Economic Growth and Development? 

Chapter 21: Are Trade Agreements Good for Us?? 

Chapter 22: The Economics of Terrorism? 

Chapter 23: The Line between Legal and Illegal Goods? 

Chapter 24: Natural Resources, the Environment, and Climate Change? 

Chapter 25: So You Want to Be a Lawyer: Economics and the Law 

Chapter 26: The Economics of Crime? 

Chapter 27: Antitrust? 

Chapter 28: Health Care? 

Chapter 29: Government-Provided Health Insurance: Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program?Chapter 30: The Economics of Prescription Drugs and Vaccines? 

Chapter 31: The Economics of K–12 Education? 

Chapter 32: College Education: Why Is It So Expensive?? 

Chapter 33: The Economics of Sex, Race, and Ethnic Discrimination? 

Chapter 34: Income and Wealth Inequality: What’s Fair?? 

Chapter 35: Farm Policy? 

Chapter 36: Minimum Wage? 

Chapter 37: Rent Control? 

Chapter 38: Poverty and Welfare 

Chapter 39: Head Start?

Chapter 40: Social Security? 

Chapter 41: Personal Income Taxes 

Chapter 42: Energy Prices 

Chapter 43: If We Build It, Will They Come? And Other Sports Questions? 

Chapter 44: The Stock Market and Crashes? 

Chapter 45: Unions 

Chapter 46: The Economics of Big Retail: Walmart and Amazon 

Chapter 47: The Economic Impact of Casino and Sports Gambling 

Guell's Issues in Economics Today brings economic theory to life by presenting current issues in an engaging, conversational style. The 10th edition is a practical and relevant introduction for 1st year survey and issues students and upper-level policy students in other social sciences. Issues in Economics Today contains 8 intensive core theory chapters and 39 shorter issues chapters. 

Instructors can select the issues of most interest to their students or create a thematic course using the correlation guide to structure the course around social policy, health and education policy, election year issues, international issues, or business issues. This format allows maximum flexibility for instructors to lay a foundation of theory first or dive right into coverage of today's current issues. Guell's 10th edition provides content that is timely and relevant for students, yet flexible enough to fit any course design.