TY - BOOK AU - Krugman,Paul,1953- AU - Wells,Robin TI - Economics / SN - 1572591501 PY - 2006/// CY - New York, N.Y : PB - Worth Publisher, KW - Economía N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -