Test Bank for Issues in Economics Today 8th Edition

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1259746399
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1259746390
• Author: Dr. Robert C. Guell

Guell’s Issues in Economics Today presents economic theory brought to life through current issues with an engaging, conversational style. The 8th edition includes 8 theory chapters introducing the core topics in microeconomics and macroeconomics, and a selection of 40 short issues chapters, from which instructors can pick and choose the issues of most interest to their students. This format allows maximum flexibility for instructors to lay a foundation of theory first or dive right into coverage of today’s current issues. In addition, issues can be organized along themes such as social policy, health and education policy, election year issues, international issues, and business issues, or combined with outside content. Guell’s 8th edition provides content that is timely and relevant for students, flexible enough to fit any course design.

Table contents:

Chapter 1: Economics: The Study of Opportunity Cost

Chapter 2: Supply and Demand

Chapter 3: The Concept of Elasticity and Consumer and Producer Surplus

Chapter 4: Firm Production, Cost, and Revenue

Chapter 5: Perfect Competition, Monopoly, and Economic versus Normal Profit

Chapter 6: Every Macroeconomic Word You Ever Heard: Gross Domestic Product, Inflation, Unemployment, Recession, and Depression

Chapter 7: Money, Interest Rates, and Present Value

Chapter 8: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Chapter 9: Fiscal Policy

Chapter 10: Monetary Policy

Chapter 11: Federal Spending

Chapter 12: Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt

Chapter 13: The Great Recession

Chapter 14: The COVID-19 Recession

Chapter 15: Is Economic Stagnation the New Normal?

Chapter 16: Is the (Fiscal) Sky Falling?: An Examination of Unfunded Social Security, Medicare, and State and Local Pension Liabilities

Chapter 17: International Trade: Does It Jeopardize American Jobs?

Chapter 18: International Finance and Exchange Rates

Chapter 19: The European Union, Debt Crisis, and Brexit

Chapter 20: Economic Growth and Development

Chapter 21: Are Trade Agreements Good for Us?

Chapter 22: The Economics of Terrorism

Chapter 23: The Line between Legal and Illegal Goods

Chapter 24: Natural Resources, the Environment, and Climate Change

Chapter 25: So You Want to Be a Lawyer: Economics and the Law

Chapter 26: The Economics of Crime

Chapter 27: Antitrust

Chapter 28: Health Care

Chapter 29: Government-Provided Health Insurance: Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program Chapter 30: The Economics of Prescription Drugs and Vaccines

Chapter 31: The Economics of K–12 Education

Chapter 32: College Education: Why Is It So Expensive?

Chapter 33: The Economics of Sex, Race, and Ethnic Discrimination

Chapter 34: Income and Wealth Inequality: What’s Fair?

Chapter 35: Farm Policy

Chapter 36: Minimum Wage

Chapter 37: Rent Control

Chapter 38: Poverty and Welfare

Chapter 39: Head Start

Chapter 40: Social Security

Chapter 41: Personal Income Taxes

Chapter 42: Energy Prices

Chapter 43: If We Build It, Will They Come? And Other Sports Questions

Chapter 44: The Stock Market and Crashes

Chapter 45: Unions

Chapter 46: The Economics of Big Retail: Walmart and Amazon

Chapter 47: The Economic Impact of Casino and Sports Gambling

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