Economics / Paul Krugman, Robin Wells.

Brief contents, ix -- Preface, ix -- Part 1. What is economics?, 1 -- Introduction. The ordinary business of life, 1 -- Chapter 1. First principles, 5 -- Chapter 2. Economic models: trade-offs and trade, 20 -- Appendix. Graphs in economics, 41 -- Part 2. Supply and demand, 56 -- Chapter 3. Supply and demand, 56 -- Chapter 4. The market strikes back, 83 -- Chapter 5. Elasticity, 109 -- Part 3. Individuals and markets, 135 -- Chapter 6. Consumer and producer surplus, 135 -- Chapter 7. Making decisions, 160 -- Part 4. The producer, 181 -- Chapter 8. Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs, 181 -- Chapter 9. Perfect competition and the supply curve, 206 -- Part 5. The consumer, 230 -- Chapter 10. The rational consumer, 230 -- Chapter 11. Consumer preferences and consumer choice, 253 -- Part 6. Markets and efficiency, 281 -- Chapter 12. Factor markets and the distribution of income, 281 -- Appendix. Indifference curve analysis of labor supply, 306 -- Chapter 13. Efficiency and equity, 312 -- Part 7. Market structure: beyond perfect competition, 333 -- Chapter 14. Monopoly, 333 -- Chapter 15. Oligopoly, 363 -- Chapter 16. Monopolistic competition and product differentiation, 388 -- Part 8. Extending market boundaries, 406 -- Chapter 17. International trade, 406 -- Chapter 18. Uncertainty, risk, and private information, 431 -- Part 9. Microeconomics and public policy, 455 -- Chapter 19. Externalities, 455 -- Chapter 20. Public goods and common resources, 475 -- Chapter 21. Taxes, social insurance, and income distribution, 493 -- Part 10. New directions for markets, 519 -- Chapter 22. Technology, information goods, and network externalities, 519 -- Part 11. Introduction to macroeconomics, 538 -- Chapter 23. Macroeconomics: the big picture, 538 -- Chapter 24. Tracking the macroeconomy, 559 -- Part 12. The economy in the long run, 586 -- Chapter 25. Long-run economic growth, 586 -- Chapter 26. Savings, investment spending, and the financial system, 610 -- Part 13. Short-run economic fluctuations, 636 -- Chapter 27. Aggregate supply and aggregate demand, 636 -- Chapter 28. Income and expenditure, 669 -- Appendix. Deriving the multiplier algebraically, 692 -- Chapter 29. Fiscal Policy, 693 -- Appendix. Taxes and the multiplier, 719 -- Chapter 30. Money, banking, and the federal reserve system, 721 -- Chapter 31. Monetary policy, 742 -- Part 14. The supply side and the medium run, 768 -- Chapter 32. Labor markets, unemployment, and inflation, 768 -- Chapter 33. Inflation, disinflation, and deflation, 793 -- Part 15. Events and ideas, 815 -- Chapter 34. The making of modern macroeconomics, 815 -- Part 16. The open economy, 836 -- Chapter 35. Open-economy macroeconomics, 836 -- Supplemental chapter: currencies and crises available on the web, at www.worthpublishers.comjkrugmanwells, and in booklet form. -- Solutions to "Check Your Understanding" Questions, S-1 -- Macroeconomic Data 1929-2004, M-1 -- Glossary, G-1 -- Index, I-1.

La adaptación europea de Krugman es una introducción excelente a la economía. El texto permite a los estudiantes obtener una comprensión firme de las ideas y principios económicos. Al tiempo que aporta la materia viva a través de tópicos, ejemplos e ilustraciones para arribar fechas relevantes para la economía europea contemporánea.