Economics by example / (Record no. 3768)

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Edition number 22
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Personal name Anderson, David A.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Economics by example /
Statement of responsibility, etc. David A. Anderson.
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York, NY :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Worth Publishers,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2007.
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Extent xvii, 259 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
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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/>
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Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Economics
General subdivision Study and teaching (Higher)
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