Economics touches almost every aspect of life, from climate change, terrorism and the development of new drugs, to taxes, house prices, wages, what to eat for dinner and how much time to spend studying. Thinking like an economist will enable you to understand human behaviour, make more informed decisions, and evaluate economic policies.
The leading economists in the news today started out like you, as students taking a course in the principles of economics. Like them, you can learn to think like an economist, and this book will show you how.
Economics, Seventh Edition, introduces the central ideas of economics and explains them using a straightforward, precise and clear writing style.
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Michael Parkin is Professor Emeritus at the Universityof Western Ontario and author of the best-selling US textbook, Economics, now specially adapted in European, Canadian, Australian, French, Latin American and Chinese editions and used by over a million students across the world.
Melanie Powell is Reader in Economics at Derby University Business School
Kent Matthews is the Sir Julian Hodge Professor of Banking and Finance at the CardiffBusinessSchool.
Think like an Economist!
Economics touches almost every aspect of life, from climate change, terrorism and the development of new drugs, to taxes, house prices, wages, what to eat for dinner and how much time to spend studying. Thinking like an economist will enable you to understand human behaviour, make more informed decisions, and evaluate economic policies.
The leading economists in the news today started out like you, as students taking a course in the principles of economics. Like them, you can learn to think like an economist, and this book will show you how.
Economics, Seventh Edition, introduces the central ideas of economics and explains them using a straightforward, precise and clear writing style. The authors put the principles to work by repeatedly using them to illuminate a wide range of current real-world problems and issues.
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This is the ideal textbook for university students learning the principles of economics.
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“With its distinctively European flavour, this text provides a comprehensive treatment of core micro and macro economic principles and ideas. These are nicely supplemented with insightful case studies and the application of economic concepts to real world situations. The accompanying online resource MyEconLab is an excellent source of information and is an invaluable study aid. This book is highly-recommended reading for students taking a first course in economics.”
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“The authors are to be congratulated on producing a highly readable and comprehensive coverage of the central issues in economics. The thoughtful combination of theory, examples and real world application is superb.”
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