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Modern Economics: Study Guide and Workbook

Study Guide and Workbook

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Table of contents (43 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. What Economics is About

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 1-3
  3. Methods of Allocating Economic Resources

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 4-6
  4. How Price is Formed in the Free Market

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 7-12
  5. Applications of Demand and Supply Analysis

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 13-16
  6. A Further Look at Demand

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 17-22
  7. The Firm

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 23-25
  8. The Organisation and Scale of Production

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 26-28
  9. The Distribution of Goods to the Consumer

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 29-30
  10. The Location of Production

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 31-33
  11. Combining the Factors of Production

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 34-36
  12. Deciding on the Most Profitable Output

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 37-44
  13. The Supply Curve of the Industry under Perfect Competition

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 45-49
  14. Market Failure and the Role of Government

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 53-54
  15. Monopoly

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 55-59
  16. Imperfect Competition: other forms

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 60-62
  17. Externalities and Cost-benefit Analysis

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 63-64
  18. The Environment: Conservation and Pollution

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 65-67
  19. The Provision of Goods and Services by the Public Sector

    • J. Harvey, M. K. Johnson
    Pages 68-69

About this book

The 6th edition of the popular study guide and workbook has been designed to complement Jack Harvey's Modern Economics, or any other introductory economics text. It provides questions and answers to test students understanding and is ideal for those working without supervision. This new edition has been expanded and updated to incorporate recent developments in elementary theory and original demonstrations of its application to the decisions of firms and government.

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