TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schiller,Bradley R.
TI  - The economy today
SN  - 9780073375892 (alk. paper)
AV  - HB171.5 .S292 2010
U1  - 330 22
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Economics
N1  - Includes index; 	Part 1: The economic challenge --
Economic: the core issues --
The U.S. economy: a global view --
Supply and demand --
The role of government --
Part 2: Measuring macro outcomes --
National-income accounting --
Unemployment --
Inflation --
Part 3: Cyclical instability --
The business cycle --
Aggregate demand --
Self-adjustment or instability? --
Part 4: Fiscal policy tools --
Fiscal policy --
Deficits and debt --
Part 5: Monetary policy options --
Money and banks --
The Federal Reserve system --
Monetary policy --
Part 6: Supply-side options --
Supply-side policy: short-run options --
Growth and productivity: long run possibilities --
Part 7: Policy constraints --
Theory versus reality --
Part 8: Product markets: the basics --
Consumer demand --
The costs of production --
Part 9: Market structure --
The competitive firm --
Competitive markets --
Monopoly --
Oligopoly --
Monopolistic competition --
Part 10: Regulatory issues --
(De)regulation of business --
Environmental protection --
The farm problem --
Part 11: Factor markets: basic theory --
The labor market --
Labor unions --
Financial markets --
Part 12: Distributional issues --
Taxes: equity versus efficiency --
transfer payments: welfare and social security --
Part 13: International economics --
International trade --
International finance --
Global poverty
; 300-399
N2  - Emphasizes how policymakers must choose between government intervention and market reliance to resolve the core issues of what, how, and for whom to produce. This title teaches economics in a relevant context, filling chapters with the real facts and applications of economic life. It presents macro theory in the context of the AS/AD framework
ER  -