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Main Title The cartoon introduction to economics /
Author Klein, Grady.
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Bauman, Yoram.
Publisher Hill and Wang,
Year Published 2010
OCLC Number 310399412
ISBN 9780809094813; 0809094819; 9780809033614; 0809033615
Subjects Microeconomics ; Macroeconomics ; Wirtschaftstheorie
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Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2009015727-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2009015727-d.html
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ESAM  HB172.K67 2010 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 08/31/2015
Edition 1st ed.
Collation 2 volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Notes
v. 1. Microeconomics. pt. 1. The optimizing individual. Introduction -- Decision trees -- Time -- Risk -- From one to some -- pt. 2. Strategic interactions. Cake cutting -- Pareto efficiency -- Simultaneous-move games -- Auctions -- From some to many -- pt. 3. Market interactions. Supply and demand -- Taxes -- Margins -- Elasticity -- The big picture -- Conclusion. v. 2. Macroeconomics. pt. 1. A single macroeconomy. Introduction -- Unemployment -- Money -- Inflation -- Gross domestic product (GDP) -- The role of government -- pt. 2. International trade. Trade and technology -- The classical view of trade -- Complications -- Foreign aid -- Foreign currencies -- pt. 3. Global macroeconomics. The end of the business cycle? -- The end of poverty? -- The end of Planet Earth? -- The end of youth? -- The end. Award-winning illustrator Klein has paired up with the economist Bauman to create 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.