Economics by example / (Record no. 3768)
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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
LC control number | 2007275926 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0716769344 (pbk.) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9780716769347 (pbk.) |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
System control number | (OCoLC)ocm85844570 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Original cataloging agency | BUL |
Transcribing agency | BUL |
Modifying agency | BUL |
Language of cataloging | eng |
Description conventions | rda |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Edition number | 22 |
Classification number | 330 |
Item number | AND |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Anderson, David A. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Economics by example / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | David A. Anderson. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York, NY : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Worth Publishers, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2007. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xvii, 259 p. : |
Other physical details | ill. ; |
Dimensions | 24 cm. |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
General note | CHAPTER 1<br/>Wha's to Love about Economics? Virtues of the Economic Wy of Thinking 1<br/>CHA PTER 2<br/>xV hy Diid the Cashier Let Biff Henderson Eat All the Free Mints? An<br/>.Jntroducton to the Rioer of Incentives 9<br/>SUPPLY AND DEMAND 17<br/>CHAPT ER 3<br/>The Coffee Market's Hot; Why Are Bean Prices Not? Insights into Supply<br/>and Demand 17<br/>CHAPTER 4<br/>Why Was the Great Newspaper Heist So Easy? Diminishing Marginal Utility<br/>and the- Price Elasticity of Demand 26<br/>MARKETS AND DECISIONS 33<br/>CHAPT ER 5<br/>How. Can Economics Influence our Choice of a Spouse? Supply, Demand, and<br/>price signals in the marriage market<br/>CHAPTER 6<br/>Is Adam Smith Rolling over in His Grave? Perfect Competition, Efficiency, and the<br/>Father of modern Economics <br/>PRODUCTION <br/>CHAPT ER 7<br/>Why are there more Members of a Band Than Professors in a Class?<br/>Db inisf?i ig , arinal Returns and the Demand for Labor 49<br/>CHAPTER 8<br/>Could the Future Cost of Energy Change Life as 'We Know It? Production Costs<br/>and the Inescapable Demand for Energy 55<br/>CONSUMER CHOICE <br/>CHAPTER 9<br/>Why Is Cash the Ultimate Gift? Optimal Consumption, Deadweight Loss, and the<br/>Virtues of Flexible Spending 63<br/>CHAPTER 10<br/>"Why Should We Pay for What We Throw Away? Incentives for Efficiency from Pay<br/>EFFICIENCY <br/>CHAPTER 11<br/>Why Not Split the Check? A Briefing on Market Failure 75<br/>CHAPTER 12.<br/>How Gullible Are We? Information Problems and Their Applications to Schools of<br/>Economic Thought 83<br/> MARKET POWER 91<br/>CHAPTER 13<br/>What's Behind the Music Industry's Woes? The Sound of Market Power 91<br/>CHAPTER 14<br/>Wal-Mart: Friend or Foe? Economies of Scale, Low Prices, Low Wiges, and<br/>Thinking outside the Box 98<br/>RISK, UNCERTAINITY AND THE MNARKET <br/>CHAPTER 15<br/>"What Is the Value of Human Life? Reasons and Methods for Placing Finite values<br/>on under defined Hunan Lives 105<br/>CHAPTER 16<br/>L D Potential Criminals Contemplate Their Fares? Making incentives Matter in the<br/>Face of Risk and Uncertainty <br/>PUBLIC POLICY<br/>CHAPTER17<br/>Should Damage Awards in Lawsuits Be Capped? Benefits and Costs of Li7iting<br/>the burden of Litigation <br/>CH APTER18<br/>What's to Love about Taxes? Free Riding on Public Goods, Deadweight Loss, and<br/>the Lesser of two evils 126<br/>TECHNOLOY AND INNOVATION 133<br/>CHAPTER 19. <br/>Will technology put us all out of work ? Unemployment , creative destruction and quality of life<br/>CHAPTER 20. Do pharmaceutical patents cost lives or save them? Balancing incentives for innovation with prices more disease victims can afford <br/> |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Economics |
General subdivision | Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type | Book Open Access |
Classification part | 330 |
Item part | 1 |
Call number prefix | AND |
Call number suffix | 330 AND |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Inventory number | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Engineering Library | Engineering Library | 06/08/2021 | Donation | 0010731 | 330 AND | BUML23091131 | 06/08/2021 | 1 | 06/08/2021 | Book Open Access |