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CONTENTS IN BRIEFPART 1 INTRODUCTION 1Chapter 1 Modern Economics • 3Chapter 2 Thinking Like an Economist • 25PART 2 PERFECT MARKETS 51Chapter 3 Demand, Supply, and Price • 53Chapter 4 Using Demand and Supply • 77Chapter 5 The Consumption Decision • 101Chapter 6 The Firm’s Costs • 131Chapter 7 The Competitive Firm • 155Chapter 8 Labor Markets • 175Chapter 9 Capital Markets • 191Chapter 10 The Efficiency of Competitive Markets • 215PART 3 IMPERFECT MARKETS 237Chapter 11 Introduction to Imperfect Markets • 239Chapter 12 Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition, and Oligopoly • 261Chapter 13 Government Policies Toward Competition • 289Chapter 14 Strategic Behavior • 311Chapter 15 Imperfect Information in the Product Market • 333Chapter 16 Imperfections in the Labor Market • 355PART 4 ISSUES IN PUBLIC POLICY 373Chapter 17 The Public Sector • 375Chapter 18 Environmental Economics • 405Chapter 19 International Trade and Trade Policy • 423Chapter 20 Technological Change • 453PART 5 INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS 471Chapter 21 Macroeconomics and the Economic Perspective • 473Chapter 22 Measuring Output and Unemployment • 485Chapter 23 The Cost of Living and Inflation • 509∂ vii
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Page 5 and 6: ∂ECONOMICSFOURTH EDITIONBW. W. NO
Page 7: ABOUT THE AUTHORSJoseph E. Stiglitz
Page 11 and 12: CONTENTSPREFACEXXXVPART 1 INTRODUCT
Page 13 and 14: Sources of Shifts in Demand Curves
Page 15 and 16: Short-Run and Long-Run Cost Curves
Page 17 and 18: Conditions for the Pareto Efficienc
Page 19 and 20: THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST: Trade-O
Page 21 and 22: Search and Information Intermediari
Page 23 and 24: CHAPTER 19 INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND
Page 25 and 26: Government Deficits and Trade Defic
Page 27 and 28: Evaluating Government Deficits and
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Page 31 and 32: An Expansionary Shift in the ADI Cu
Page 33 and 34: CHAPTER 35 POLICY IN THE OPEN ECONO
Page 35 and 36: CASE IN POINT: Fed Policy Statement
Page 37 and 38: PREFACEThe study of economics has a
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Page 43 and 44: With SmartWork’s intuitive interf
Page 45 and 46: AcknowledgmentsThe book’s first t
Page 47 and 48: Alternative Course OutlineIn the Fo
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Page 51 and 52: ∂Part 1INTRODUCTION∂1
Page 53 and 54: Chapter 1MODERNECONOMICS∂The past
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gal activity, and on the other side
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and products. It is hard to imagine
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The primary reliance on private dec
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Microeconomics andMacroeconomics:Th
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does not prove that the coin is not
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. Econom
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Chapter 2THINKING LIKE ANECONOMIST
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COMPETITIVE MARKETSTo complete the
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new insights into markets and situa
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INCENTIVES VERSUS EQUALITYWhile inc
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line up to buy at that price. (The
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she has more of both goods than at
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Diminishing returns is an important
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Thinking Like an EconomistTRADE-OFF
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computers and textiles. The develop
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To understand sunk costs, let’s g
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. The ba
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Appendix: Reading GraphsWhether the
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Now look at point A, where the econ
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∂Part 2PERFECT MARKETS∂51
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Chapter 3DEMAND, SUPPLY,AND PRICE
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you might buy a few, and if the pri
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SHIFTS IN DEMAND CURVES1.25When the
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Case in PointGASOLINE PRICES AND TH
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In practice, both effects are often
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higher performance at that price. A
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Wrap-UpSUPPLY CURVEThe supply curve
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A change in the natural environment
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USING DEMAND AND SUPPLY CURVESThe c
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the demand and supply curves. What
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Chapter 4USING DEMANDAND SUPPLY∂W
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ABPRICE ($)Demand fororange juice2.
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Table 4.1PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
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the supply curve becomes close to v
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be reflected more in changes in qua
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to illustrate the market’s failur
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New York City leads, in the short r
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Case in PointRENT CONTROL IN NEW YO
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ment is concerned with low wages pa
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2. Imagine that the short-run price
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fall represents a larger percentage
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Chapter 5THE CONSUMPTIONDECISION∂
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As we learned in Chapter 2, a budge
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450ALL OTHER GOODS ($)300GG'FF'20 3
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The consumption of some goods actua
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tive or negative. Generally, though
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Normally, demand curves are downwar
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is 30, and that of the last pizza i
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CONSUMER SURPLUSIn Chapter 1, we le
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nomic model of consumer choice can
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The Status Quo Bias Loss aversion a
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of $60,000 per year. Imagine that t
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Moving along the curve in one direc
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number of CDs, having an additional
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candy increases. Now he can buy few
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Chapter 6THE FIRM’S COSTS∂Imagi
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The relationship between the quanti
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COST (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)AB175C15
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ABCOST (DOLLARS PER UNIT)Marginalco
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average costs are declining at outp
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Table 6.4DEBORAH’S COSTS IF SHE W
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COST (DOLLARS PER UNIT)ALong-run to
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There is one last case to consider.
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produce the same output in several
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Hydroelectric power being generated
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. A firm
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Chapter 7THE COMPETITIVEFIRM∂Whet
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Figure 7.3 develops the graphical a
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ABCOST OR PRICE (DOLLARS PER UNIT)p
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COST OR PRICE (DOLLARS PER UNIT)c m
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invested in this enterprise would p
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In some cases, supplies of inputs a
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Wrap-UpACCOUNTANTS’ VERSUS ECONOM
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ant, who helps him to draw up the f
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CHAPTER 8LABOR MARKETS∂The previo
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“standard” workweek—the 40-ho
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Wrap-UpWAGE CHANGES AND LABOR SUPPL
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Thus, in Figure 8.5, at the price p
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market is in equilibrium, the deman
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constraint has a kink at 37 hours o
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AOriginal budgetconstraintBOriginal
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Chapter 9CAPITAL MARKETS∂At any g
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Joan chooses among the points on th
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past twenty years computer prices h
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The slope of the budget constraint
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gests that the personal saving rate
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would have earned $1,000 in interes
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Despite offering important insights
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. The in
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Appendix A: IndifferenceCurves and
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increase in the interest rate, we n
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Chapter 10THE EFFICIENCY OFCOMPETIT
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CONSUMER AND PRODUCERSURPLUSTo unde
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unable to find an apartment when re
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PRICE OF CIGARETTESPrice paid bycon
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Exchange Efficiency Exchange effici
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COMPETITIVE MARKETS ANDPARETO EFFIC
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more extensive government intervent
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households determine their saving,
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AUnskilled laborsupply (SU )BSkille
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today, but it will also depend on p
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. Genera
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∂Part 3IMPERFECT MARKETS∂237
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Chapter 11INTRODUCTION TOIMPERFECTM
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price. The basic competitive model
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is called monopoly. Your local elec
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How much the price must change as s
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Imperfect InformationThe model of p
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MARKETS FOR INFORMATIONInformation
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ness scandals in recent years have
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Thinking Like an EconomistINCENTIVE
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practical matter, this can be done
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. By and
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Chapter 12MONOPOLY,MONOPOLISTICCOMP
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In Chapter 7, we used a graph that
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of $9,000, it sells 2 units; and at
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United StatesJapanPRICE (p )p 1PRIC
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A natural monopoly occurs whenever
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Table 12.2DEGREE OF COMPETITION IN
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Equilibrium with MonopolisticCompet
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A firm that is part of an oligopoli
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and still be better off. However, t
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backward through time, this logic w
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Wrap-UpFORMS OF RESTRICTIVE PRACTIC
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. Both m
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9. Explain why frequent-flier progr
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Chapter 13GOVERNMENTPOLICIES TOWARD
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MANAGERIAL SLACKChapter 6 argued th
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e-InsightUSING THE INTERNET TO ENHA
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marginal cost and to make up the de
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let us first review why competition
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deregulation, government had retain
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demeanor.” (A 1974 amendment made
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demand for them would increase. And
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arguments brought by a small Virgin
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If we plug in the 34 percent share
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long-distance service between major
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Chapter 14STRATEGICBEHAVIOR∂Durin
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Figure 14.1, which reproduces a dia
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Consider the case of politicians A
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International PerspectiveBEGGAR-THY
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REPUTATIONSDeveloping good reputati
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If you have a deposit in a commerci
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competes peacefully. Assume Microso
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to actually carry out the threat wh
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. In per
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summer her parents decide whether o
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Chapter 15IMPERFECTINFORMATION INTH
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quantity demanded will actually fal
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The Incentive ProblemProviding ince
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REPUTATION SOLUTIONSReputation play
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Case in PointBUYING HEALTH INSURANC
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Thinking Like an EconomistINCENTIVE
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Internet ConnectionJOB SEARCHThe In
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stores’ buyers seek out literally
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remains the same, so the second sou
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. The ba
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Chapter 16IMPERFECTIONS INTHE LABOR
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unions had claimed that when they n
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ECONOMIC EFFECTSThe source of union
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When a union goes on strike, the fi
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firm long enough to make his traini
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machines have one advantage over hu
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These “wages of trust” may expl
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by the firm: the company can try to
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. The pr
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∂Part 4ISSUES INPUBLIC POLICY∂3
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Chapter 17THE PUBLIC SECTOR∂Throu
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Why Does the GovernmentIntervene in
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The lifetime prospects for children
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e-InsightTHE NEW ECONOMY AND INEQUA
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Wrap-UpCRITERIA FOR EVALUATING A TA
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The income tax is only one of sever
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1997, the program commonly known as
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SOCIAL INSURANCEThe United States h
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Government FailuresDecisions about
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BUDGETING AND SPENDING PROCEDURESTh
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campaign contributions affect the b
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that point, additional sources of r
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Health care is different from most
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. Govern
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Chapter 18ENVIRONMENTALECONOMICS∂
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Consider what happens if, in the pr
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matters? Some economists, led by th
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in such developments. The end of lo
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the socially optimal level of produ
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by 2 units and plant B by 4 units.
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operation causes. Thus, the price h
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. Govern
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Chapter 19INTERNATIONALTRADE AND TR
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relative to the size of the populat
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Internet ConnectionDAVID RICARDOThe
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e-InsightTHE UNITED STATES’ COMPA
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has a comparative advantage in fine
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But trade among individuals and tra
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restrict the importation of goods.
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OTHER NONTARIFF BARRIERSVERs and qu
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they can raise prices. In such a ca
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BEGGAR-THY-NEIGHBOR POLICIESConcern
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Thinking Like an EconomistDISTRIBUT
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parent: everyone can see that it is
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Environmental and human rights issu
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Internet ConnectionTHE WORLD TRADE
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9. How is it possible that while th
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Chapter 20TECHNOLOGICALCHANGE∂For
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e-InsightTHE NEW ECONOMY AND INNOVA
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uncertain about whether it will be
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Soon after Henry Ford’s Model T h
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Because expenditures on R & D are f
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SCHUMPETERIAN COMPETITIONAlthough c
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even the existence of certain mater
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increasing awareness of the importa
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. Ideas
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∂Part 5INTRODUCTIONTO MACROECONOM
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Chapter 21MACROECONOMICSAND THEECON
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302520PERCENT1510501900 1910 1920 1
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Today, a slight rise in the unemplo
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GOVERNMENT DEFICITS AND TRADE DEFIC
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significant periods of deflation si
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. The th
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Chapter 22MEASURINGOUTPUT ANDUNEMPL
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Table 22.1CALCULATING GDPPrices and
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MEASURING GDP: THE VALUE OF OUTPUTT
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Wrap-UpGDP equals consumption plus
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spending represents income for thos
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International PerspectiveWHAT GETS
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Measuring Nonmarket Goods Nonmarket
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ment represents economic hardship.
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1412FranceUNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%)1086
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Wrap-UpFORMS OF UNEMPLOYMENTSeasona
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Flows and StocksGDP is a measure of
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produces two products, lectures and
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Chapter 23THE COST OFLIVING ANDINFL
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a variety of transactions, inflatio
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JANUARY 1918 = 10010 1310 1210 1110
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To see how a price index like the C
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The second major problem is “qual
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purchase foreign goods, so their pr
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. The in
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∂Part 6FULL-EMPLOYMENTMACROECONOM
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Chapter 24THE FULL-EMPLOYMENTMODEL
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In macroeconomics, we stress aggreg
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duction and hire more workers. Seco
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REAL WAGE (w/P )ALabor supply curve
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capital markets to ensure that the
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to firms and in return receive paym
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est rate (perhaps rising slightly w
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REAL INTEREST RATE (r )ASavingcurve
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USING THE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. Macroe
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Chapter 25GOVERNMENTFINANCE AT FULL
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Adding the GovernmentIntroducing go
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From this perspective, the first eq
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revenues match expenditures. In 199
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International PerspectiveDEFICITS I
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investment increases the capital st
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400AThe Federal Deficit300200BILLIO
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collected fell; Congress passed a l
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Chapter 26THE OPENECONOMY AT FULLEM
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domestic economy is borrowing more
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The discussion so far has also assu
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to be a simple matter: the buyer pa
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50,000Exports40,00030,000MILLIONS O
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curve for dollars represents the do
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Trade deficits mean the country is
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Chapter 27GROWTH ANDPRODUCTIVITY∂
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3.53.03.122.66PERCENT2.52.01.52.202
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The growth rate of output is the su
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production function: the relationsh
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telecommunications industry, other
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its marginal cost is therefore zero
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residual (i.e., TFP). The decrease
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because the United States has been
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2. Explain why a rapid influx of wo
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Chapter 28MONEY, THE PRICELEVEL, AN
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2015RATE OF INFLATION IN CPI (%)105
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Since we are interested in the dema
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807060INFLATION RATE (%)50403020100
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important of these are banks, but t
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pay their workers. How could the lo
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Money as a Store of Value People wi
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Table 28.2GLOSSARY OF FINANCIAL TER
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Table 28.3AMERICABANK BALANCE SHEET
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Table 28.5SUPERBANK BALANCE SHEETAs
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The Federal Reserve was created by
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the banking system as a whole remai
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∂Part 7MACROECONOMICFLUCTUATIONS
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Chapter 29INTRODUCTION TOMACROECONO
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A11,0001960-1961recession1969-1970r
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broken only by two brief recessions
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Thinking Like an EconomistEMPLOYMEN
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L 1 - L 0 , is the level of cyclica
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Thinking Like an EconomistINFORMATI
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market. Once this has happened, the
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assuming that the firm’s output i
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labor markets. Conversely, wages wi
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Fundamentals of Fluctuations 4INFLA
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Chapter 30AGGREGATEEXPENDITURES AND
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THE NATIONAL INCOME-OUTPUT IDENTITY
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the final increase in equilibrium o
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ical questions. First, why does the
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8,0007,000REAL CONSUMPTION(BILLIONS
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lion. If any of the components of E
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without waiting; otherwise, they ma
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The effect of exports and imports o
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became less expensive, imports rose
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Calculating Equilibrium OutputAt th
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Wrap-UpAGGREGATE EXPENDITURES AND O
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Chapter 31AGGREGATEDEMAND ANDINFLAT
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When we discuss interest rates and
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Because equilibrium GDP is determin
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Fiscal Policy A change in governmen
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Wrap-UpFACTORS THAT SHIFT THE AGGRE
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But the story does not end there. A
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offsetting amount. But the contract
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Thinking Like an EconomistTOUGH TRA
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bank could cut interest rates at ea
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Case in PointTHE 1990SNow that we h
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to sustained increases in productiv
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. Aggreg
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Chapter 32THE FEDERALRESERVE ANDINT
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987INTEREST RATES (%)65432TargetFed
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The position of the demand curve fo
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equilibrium funds rate rises. If th
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tity of money increases. When the m
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Chapter 33THE ROLE OFMACROECONOMICP
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THE NEW TRADE-OFF:OUTPUT STABILITY-
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AggregatedemandinflationcurvesPoten
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765Actual deficitPOTENTIAL GDP (%)4
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stimulate aggregate expenditures, e
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Case in PointTHE INTEREST RATE CUT
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economy and lead to a resurgence of
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The Inflation Target The position o
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This discussion returns us to the t
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Wrap-UpDIFFERENCES BETWEEN MONETARY
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3. Assume that the economy is curre
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∂Part 8THE GLOBAL ECONOMY∂755
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Chapter 34THEINTERNATIONALFINANCIAL
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The foreign exchange market in Yere
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that wants to use the euros to buy
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States than moving it to Europe or
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Expectations about changes in the e
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expressed in terms of the value of
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One of the attractions of the Europ
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As speculators withdrew capital, th
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Under a currency board, the exchang
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Review and PracticeSUMMARY1. In a f
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Chapter 35POLICY IN THEOPEN ECONOMY
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While this discussion has focused o
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rises and its appreciation reduces
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exports are a large fraction of tot
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Central Bank had increased the inte
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3. Suppose a fall in net exports du
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Chapter 36DEVELOPMENTAND TRANSITION
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$5,500$5,000$4,50019912002$4,000$3,
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LIFE IN A LESS-DEVELOPED COUNTRYJus
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Some of this inequality is simply d
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changes served to level the playing
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policies, together with macroeconom
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Trade Giving less-developed economi
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eroded significantly in 2001 as a r
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calculations of this kind allowed i
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with ethnic strife or conflicts wit
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the value of existing savings. Mafi
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subsides. Thus, if a person knows t
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capital goods: the machines and bui
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currency (continued)inflation and,
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horizontal restrictions, oligopolie
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investment, investments, 672-76, 69
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price takers, 27, 131, 218price war
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unions (continued)strikes by, 355su
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