Includes a new emphasis on behavioral economics, along with all-new problems, vignettes, and features that engage readers and help them focus on the central ideas in economics today.

Covers the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory macroeconomics courses. The text also includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to both Keynesian and classical views, and to the theory and application of economics concepts.

Covers the scope and sequence of most introductory microeconomics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts.

A clear and humorous introduction to microeconomics. Topics such as supply and demand, decision trees, taxes, auctions, risk investment, game theory, Pareto efficiency, Pareto improvement, marginal analysis, and price elasticity are presented.

Offers the knowledge and sophistication to understand the issues--so you can comprehend and discuss economics on a personal, national, and global level.

The focus of this book is not on how individuals make money but on how societies create prosperity or poverty for their peoples by the way they organize their economies.

From microeconomics and macroeconomics to the composition of international and domestic economies, Economic Literacy also makes the key distinction between economics as an academic discipline and the economy as a practical reality.

Designed to answer such key questions as: How has the U.S. Constitution shaped the economy of the United States? What were the consequences of Prohibition on consumers behavior?

The Inner Lives of Markets argues for a new way of thinking about how you spend your money—it shows that every transaction you make is part of a grand social experiment.