由主流经济学家来撰写标准经济学教科书,并且试图影响经济学界内外乃至整个社会,是经济学界由来已久的传统。由哈佛大学经济学教授N?格里高利?曼昆编写的经济学教科书系列是当今世界上*畅销的经济学基础教材,目前已经被翻译成多种语言文字,成为许多**的大学经济学通用教材,并且被数以百万计的经济学教师、学生和其他读者所使用。它简洁明快、有趣的文字和层水分明的内在逻辑吸引了成千上万对经济学尚无任何了解的读者,成为*便捷和*实用的经济学入门教材。

PART 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
CHAPTER 2 THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST
CHAPTER 3 INTERDEPENDENCE AND THE GAINS FROM TRADE
PART 2 SUPPLY AND DEMANDI:HOW MARKETS WORK
CHAPTER 4 THE MARKET FORCES OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND
CHAPTER 5 ELASTICITY AND ITS APPLICATION
CHAPTER 6 SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES
PART 3 SUPPLY AND DEMANDII:MARKETS AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 7 CONSUMERS, PRODUCERS, AND THE EFFICIENCY OF MARKETS
CHAPTER 8 APPLICATION: THE COSTS OF TAXATION
CHAPTER 9 APPLICATION: INTERNATIONAL TRADE
PART 4 THE ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
CHAPTER 10 EXTERNALITIES
CHAPTER 11 PUBLIC GOODS AND COMMON RESOURCES
CHAPTER 12 THE DESIGN OF THE TAX SYSTEM
PART 5 FIRM BEHAVIOR AND THE ORGANIZATION OF INDUSTRY
CHAPTER 13 THE COSTS OF PRODUCTION
CHAPTER 14 FIRMS IN COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CHAPTER 17 MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
PART 6 THE ECONOMICS OF LABOR MARKETS
CHAPTER 18 THE MARKETS FOR THE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
CHAPTER 19 EARNINGS AND DISCRIMINATION
CHAPTER 20 INCOME INEQUALITY AND POVERTY
CHAPTER 21 THE THEORY OF CONSUMER CHOICE
CHAPTER 22 FRONTIERS OF MICROECONOMICS
People Are Inconsistent over Time
Conclusion
Summary
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
Problems and Applications
Glossary

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