Principles of Economics: An Asian Edition(經(jīng)濟學原理 (進口原版全彩印刷))

內(nèi)容概要

This is the Asian adaptation of N. Gregory Mankiw s market
leading textbook Principles of Economics. While maintaining all the
strengths of the original book, Professor Euston Quah and Dr. Peter
Wilson have provided materials and examples that are most relevant
to students in Asia. The book reflects Asian economic institutions
and policy, features companies that operate in the region, and
includes economic data from various Asian countries.
The text provides Asian students with a solid introduction to
the principles and concepts of economics. It retains a strong
international focus to enable students to place the Asian
experience in a global context. Written for students taking
economics for the first time, the book focuses on the core concepts
and how these concepts are applied to the real world. Examples and
cases throughout the text show students the relevance of the theory
they are learning.

作者簡介

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Gregory Mankiw is Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Professor Mankiw is a prolific writer and a regular participant in academic and policy debates. His research includes work on price adjustment, consumer behavior, financial markets, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. His published articles have appeared in academic journals, such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, and Quarterly Journal of Economics, and in more widely accessible forums, such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Fortune. In addition to his teaching, research, and writing, Professor Mankiw has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Congressional Budget Office, and a member of the ETS test development committee for the advanced placement exam in economics. From 2003 to 2005 he served as Chairman of the President s Council of Economic Advisers. Euston Quah is an associate professor and Head of Economics at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and was a former vice dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at National University of Singapore. Professor Quah publishes widely in the fields of environmental economics, cost-benefit analysis, law and economics, and household economics. His journal publications have appeared in World Development, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Environmental Law, Journal of Public Economic Theory, American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Applied Economics and International Review of Law and Economics. Professor Quah has been an advisor to several ministries and statutory boards in Singapore, contributing to the studies on cost-benefit analysis of major public projects and programs. Currently he is the vice president of the Economics Society of Singapore. He is the coeditor of the journal,International Gambling Studies and has been the editor of the Singapore Economic Review since 2002. He was also formerly the associate editor of the Asian Economic Journal. Professor Quah was the recipient of the Research Outcome Award and Recognition by Nanyang Technological University in 2005.  Peter Wilson is a former associate professor in the Department of Economics at the National University of Singapore, where he taught from 1989 to 2007, having previously taught for a year in Malaysia and, prior to that, at a number of universities in the UK including Warwick, Sussex, Bradford, and Hull. His main teaching and research interests lie in macroeconomics and international economics, with special reference to East and Southeast Asia. Dr. Wilson has coauthored two books on Singapore and published articles in journals such as World Economy, Applied Economics, Open Economies Review, Journal of Economic Studies, Asian Economic Journal, Economic Modeling, and Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. He is presently a consultant to the Economic Policy department at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), editor of their biannual Macroeconomic Review and Macroeconomic Stability Review, teaches the MAS s Economic Policy Course, and is the chairman of the education subcommittee for the Economics Society of Singapore.

書籍目錄

PART 1. INTRODUCTION
1. Ten Principles of Economics.
2. Thinking Like an Economist.
3. Interdependence and the Gains from Trade.
PART 2. SUPPLY AND DEMAND I: HOW MARKETS WORK
4. The Market Forces of Supply and Demand.
5. Elasticity and Its Application.
6. Supply, Demand, and Government Policies.
PART 3. SUPPLY AND DEMAND II: MARKETS AND WELFARE
7. Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets.
8. Application: The Costs of Taxation.
9. Application: International Trade.
PART 4. THE ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC SECTOR
10. Externalities.
11. Public Goods and Common Resources.
12. The Design of the Tax System.
PART 5. FIRM BEHAVIOR AND THE ORGANIZATION OF INDUSTRY
13. The Costs of Production.
14. Firms in Competitive Markets.
15. Monopoly.
16. Oligopoly.
17. Monopolistic Competition.
PART 6. THE ECONOMICS OF LABOR MARKETS
18. The Markets for the Factors of Production.
19. Earnings and Discrimination.
20. Income Inequality and Poverty.
PART 7. TOPICS FOR FURTHER STUDY
21. The Theory of Consumer Choice.
22. Frontiers in Microeconomics.
PART 8. THE DATA OF MACROECONOMICS
23. Measuring a Nation’s Income.
24. Measuring the Cost of Living.
PART 9. THE REAL ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN
25. Production and Growth.
26. Saving, Investment, and the Financial System.
27. The Basic Tools of Finance.
28. Unemployment and Its Natural Rate.
PART 10. MONEY AND PRICES IN THE LONG RUN
29. The Monetary System.
30. Money Growth and Inflation.
PART 11. THE MACROECONOMICS OF OPEN ECONOMIES
31. Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts.
32. A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy.
PART 12. SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
33. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply.
34. The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate
Demand.
35. The Short-Run Tradeoff between Inflation and
Unemployment.
PART 13. FINAL THOUGHTS
36. Five Debates over Macroeconomic Policy.

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? Contains a wealth of Asian examples, case studies and news articles to make the material more relevant to Asian students. Issues covered include:- income inequality in Asia- China’s attempt to control the price of grain- externality effect of noise pollution in Bangkok- elasticity of taxi demand in Singapore- repeal of the Rent Control Act in Malaysia and its impact- financial crisis in Asia in 1997–98- currency boards in Hong Kong and Singapore- Philippine government debt- deflation in Japan- unemployment rate in Singapore? The classic “Ten Principles of Economics,” introduced in Chapter One and incorporated throughout the text, help students to reinforce their understanding of key economic principles.? A clear, conversational writing style to present economic concepts in a way that is very accessible for students.? A quick quiz after each major section allows students to check their comprehension before they move on to the next section.? Each chapter ends with a variety of problems and applications to provide students with an opportunity to apply the material that they have learned.

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