Loose-Leaf The Economy Today

PART 1: THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGE 
Chapter 1: Economics: The Core Issues 
Appendix: Using Graphs 
Chapter 2: The U.S. Economy: A Global View 
Chapter 3: Supply and Demand 
Chapter 4: The Role of Government 

PART 2: MEASURING MACRO OUTCOMES 
Chapter 5: National Income Accounting 
Chapter 6: Unemployment 
Chapter 7: Inflation 

PART 3: CYCLICAL INSTABILITY 
Chapter 8: The Business Cycle 
Chapter 9: Aggregate Demand 
Appendix: The Keynesian Cross 
Chapter 10: Self-Adjustment or Instability? 

PART 4: FISCAL POLICY TOOLS 
Chapter 11: Fiscal Policy 
Chapter 12: Deficits and Debt  

PART 5: MONETARY POLICY OPTIONS 
Chapter 13: Money and Banks 
Chapter 14: The Federal Reserve System 
Chapter 15: Monetary Policy 

PART 6: SUPPLY-SIDE OPTIONS Chapter 16: Supply-Side Policy: Short-Run Options 
Chapter 17: Growth and Productivity: Long-Run Possibilities 

PART 7: POLICY CONSTRAINTS 
Chapter 18: Theory Versus Reality 

PART 8: PRODUCT MARKETS: THE BASICS 
Chapter 19: Consumer Choice  
Appendix: Indifference Curves  
Chapter 20: Elasticity  
Chapter 21: The Costs of Production  


PART 9: MARKET STRUCTURE 
Chapter 22: The Competitive Firm 
Chapter 23: Competitive Markets 
Chapter 24: Monopoly 
Chapter 25: Oligopoly 
Chapter 26: Monopolistic Competition  


PART 10: REGULATORY ISSUES 
Chapter 27: Natural Monopolies: (De)Regulation? 
Chapter 28: Environmental Protection 
Chapter 29: The Farm Problem 


PART 11: FACTOR MARKETS: BASIC THEORY 
Chapter 30: The Labor Market 
Chapter 31: Labor Unions 
Chapter 32: Financial Markets 


PART 12: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES 
Chapter 33: Taxes: Equity Versus Efficiency  
Chapter 34: Transfer Payments: Welfare and Social Security  
 
PART 13: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 
Chapter 35: International Trade 
Chapter 36: International Finance  
Chapter 37: Global Poverty