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Description of  Economics 3rd Edition (Audiobook)

We are all economists—when we work, buy, save, invest, pay taxes, and vote. It repays us many times over to be good economists. Economic issues are active in our lives every day. However, when the subject of economics comes up in conversation or on the news, we can find ourselves longing for a more sophisticated understanding of the fundamentals of economics. [list][*]How can I get an overview of the entire U.S. economy? [*]Why do budget deficits matter? [*]What exactly does the Federal Reserve do? [*]Why do most economists favor international trade so strongly? [/list] Economics, 3rd Edition, will help you think about and discuss these and other economic issues that affect you and the nation every day—interest rates, unemployment, personal investing, budget deficits, globalization, and many more—with a greater level of knowledge and sophistication. Designed for those who haven't already purchased our 2nd Edition economics course, this enlarged and reorganized 3rd Edition includes updated statistics and discussions of more recent events. It also features expanded coverage in areas of great public interest, such as anti-trust issues, corporate responsibility, and international financial crashes. [hide=Course Lecture Titles] [list][*]How Economists Think [*]Division of Labor [*]Supply and Demand [*]Price Floors and Ceilings [*]Elasticity [*]The Labor Market and Wages [*]Financial Markets and Rates of Return [*]Personal Investing [*]From Perfect Competition to Monopoly [*]Antitrust and Competition Policy [*]Regulation and Deregulation [*]Negative Externalities and the Environment [*]Positive Externalities and Technology [*]Public Goods [*]Poverty and Welfare Programs [*]Inequality [*]Imperfect Information and Insurance [*]Corporate and Political Governance [*]Macroeconomics and GDP [*]Economic Growth [*]Unemployment [*]Inflation [*]The Balance of Trade [*]Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand [*]The Unemployment-Inflation Tradeoff [*]Fiscal Policy and Budget Deficits [*]Countercyclical Fiscal Policy [*]Budget Deficits and National Saving [*]Money and Banking [*]The Federal Reserve and Its Powers [*]The Conduct of Monetary Policy [*]The Gains of International Trade [*]The Debates over Protectionism [*]Exchange Rates [*]International Financial Crashes [*]A Global Economic Perspective