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The Instant Economist
Timothy Taylor
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Description for The Instant Economist
Paperback. Tackles all the key questions and hot topics of both microeconomics and macroeconomics, including: Why do budget deficits matter? What exactly does the Federal Reserve do? Does globalization take jobs away from American workers? And, why is health insurance so costly? Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
The Only Economics Book You Will Ever Need.
Economics isn't just about numbers: it's about politics, psychology, history, and so much more. We are all economists - when we work, save for the future, invest, pay taxes, and buy our groceries. Yet many of us feel lost when the subject arises. Award-winning professor Timothy Taylor tackles all the key questions and hot topics of both microeconomics and macroeconomics, including:
* Why do budget deficits matter?
* What exactly does the Federal Reserve do?
* Does globalization take jobs away from American workers?
* Why is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780452297524
SKU
V9780452297524
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99-1
About Timothy Taylor
Timothy Taylor is managing editor of the American Economics Association's Journal of Economic Perspectives. He won numerous teaching awards for his classes at Stanford University and was named a distinguished lecturer at the University of Minnesota. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Reviews for The Instant Economist
“Taylor breaks the complex ideas of macro- and microeconomics into bite-sized chapters, each covering a distinct aspect, by using examples and stories instead of formulas and equations.”—Library Journal “Presenting a broad, non-mathematical treatment of microeconomics and macroeconomics, this book requires no prior knowledge of the subject and is clearly written. Taylor, the managing editor of the Journal of Economic ... Read more