Designed for courses in introductory economics at Canadian universities and colleges.
Economics is continually changing and evolving in response to developments in the world economy. Economics, Thirteenth Canadian Edition, is modern and up to date with these changes. The current economic crisis and recession have been integrated throughout the text, making this resource the most relevant principles of economics text in the market. Topics and major issues facing the world’s economies are clearly introduced to students without sacrificing the rigour and detail needed to teach this course.
Author(s): Christopher T.S. Ragan, Richard G. Lipsey
Edition: 13
Publisher: Pearson Education Canada
Year: 02/22/2010
Language: English
Pages: 1008
City: Toronto
Tags: economics microeconomics macroeconomics canadian ragan lipsey
Part 1: What is Economics?
Chapter 1 Economic Issues and Concepts
Chapter 2 Economic Theories, Data, and Graphs
Part 2: An Introduction to Demand and Supply
Chapter 3 Demand, Supply, and Price
Chapter 4 Elasticity
Chapter 5 Markets in Action
Part 3: Consumers and Products
Chapter 6 Consumer Behaviour
Chapter 7 Producers in the Short Run
Chapter 8 Producers in the Long Run
Part 4: Market Structure and Efficiency
Chapter 9 Competitive Markets
Chapter 10 Monopoly, Cartels, and Price Discrimination
Chapter 11 Imperfect Competition
Chapter 12 Economic Efficiency and Public Policy
Part 5: Factor Markets
Chapter 13 How Factor Markets Work
Chapter 14 Labour Markets
Chapter 15 Interest Rates and the Capital Market
Part 6: Government in the Market Economy
Chapter 16 Market Failures and Government Intervention
Chapter 17 The Economics of Environmental Protection
Chapter 18 Taxation and Public Expenditure
Part 7: An Introduction to Macroeconomics
Chapter 19 What Macroeconomics Is All About
Chapter 20 The Measurement of National Income
Part 8: The Economy in the Short Run
Chapter 21 The Simplest Short-Run Macro Model
Chapter 22 Adding Government and Trade to the Simple Macro Model
Chapter 23 Output and Prices in the Short Run
Part 9: The Economy in the Long Run
Chapter 24 From the Short Run to the Long Run: The Adjustment of Factor Prices
Chapter 25 The Difference between Short-Run and Long-Run Macroeconomics
Chapter 26 Long-Run Economic Growth
Part 10: Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy
Chapter 27 Money and Banking
Chapter 28 Money, Interest Rates, and Economic Activity
Chapter 29 Monetary Policy in Canada
Part 11: Macroeconomic Problems and Policies
Chapter 30 Inflation and Disinflation
Chapter 31 Unemployment Fluctuations and the NAIRU
Chapter 32 Government Debt and Deficits
Part 12: Canada in the Global Economy
Chapter 33 The Gains from International Trade
Chapter 34 Trade Policy
Chapter 35 Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments
Chapter 36W Challenges Facing the Developing Countries [chapter opener only].
