Economics For Dummies, 3rd Edition (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) - Softcover

Flynn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119476380 ISBN 13: 9781119476382

Publisher: For Dummies, 2018

Synopsis

Find the latest on economics The economy is always changing but some things are eternal! Economics For Dummies, Third Edition, gives you everything you need to understand our rapidly evolving economy as well as the basics that never change. What's the best way to fight poverty? How can governments boost employment and wage growth? What can be done to protect endangered species and the environment? This book answers all of those questions in simple language while tracking with a traditional introductory economics class. Following in the steps of the first and second editions, the thoroughly updated Third Edition is a useful study guide and supplement to any high school or college level economics class. Discover the ins and outs of irrational consumers with a new chapter on behavioral economics Understand and apply the most powerful tool in economics: the model of supply and demand Get help recognizing the causes of recessions and the weapons that governments and central banks use to fight back Understand the origins and aftermath of financial crises Economics For Dummies has supplied hundreds of thousands of students with an approachable reference book while also providing an informational outlet for anyone curious about how businesses, consumers, and governments interact to produce and distribute all the goods and services that we enjoy today.

About this title

From the Back Cover

• Find FREE quizzes for every chapter online
• Learn about good markets, bad monopolies, and inflation
• Decode budget deficits and trade gains

Understand the science of wealth and prosperity

This book gives you everything you need to understand our rapidly evolving economy--as well as the economic fundamentals that never change. What's the best way to fight poverty? How can governments spur employment and wage growth? What can be done to protect endangered species and the environment? This book explains the answers to those questions--and many more--in plain English.

Inside...

• Get the fascinating scoop on behavioral economics
• Understand the model of supply and demand
• See how governments use monetary and fiscal policy to fight recessions
• Discover game theory and the secrets of cooperation

About the Author

Sean Flynn, PhD, is an associate professor of economics at Scripps College in Claremont, California. A specialist in behavioral economics, Dr. Flynn has provided economic commentary for numerous news outlets, including NPR, ABC, FOX Business, and Forbes.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1119476380
• ISBN 13: 9781119476382
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 432