Everyday Economics Made Easy

Author : Grace Wynter
Publisher : Wellfleet Press
ISBN 13 : 0760370893
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Economics Made Easy written by Grace Wynter and published by Wellfleet Press. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-understand and fully illustrated handbook teaches essential economic concepts so you can confidently apply economic reasoning in daily situations and discussions. Economics may seem inaccessible and complicated, but in reality, we live in an economy all the time and use economic principles every day. Economic insight and knowledge can easily and quickly solve a curiosity or problem, avoid a minor catastrophe, or even help provide support for your own economic hunch or theory. With Everyday Economics Made Easy, economics comes down from the ivory tower and into the real world. You’ll review the most important basic economic concepts, history, debates, areas, and ways of thinking about economic issues—all while helping you apply these ideas in your everyday life. This book will introduce you to: The tools and theoretical approaches economists use The rich history of economic thought and its continued relevance today The contributions of notable economists The areas of microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis Complete with colorful graphics, intriguing sidebars, and easy-to-follow examples, Everyday Economics Made Easy is a calm and patient tutor to help you appreciate the how and why of economic thinking and analysis, its importance, and its application to common economic dilemmas. Build your skills as an economist with confidence in no time at all! Get a quick review of everything you forgot you knew with the Everyday Learning series from Wellfleet Press. Need a refresher course in topics like grammar and philosophy? Then let these handy reference books be your sidekicks on your journey to higher learning. You’ll learn about timeless global topics, as well as the thought leaders responsible for some of the greatest contributions in the worlds of science, art, and more. Packed with useful information, these portable books are perfect for commuters who want to jump-start their day with useful and fun facts. With the Everyday Learning series, you’ll be an expert in any field in no time. Other titles in this series include: Everyday Economics Made Easy, Everyday Grammar Made Easy, Everyday Mathematics Made Easy, Everyday Philosophy Made Easy, and Everyday Spanish Made Easy.

Author : Madsen Pirie
Publisher : Harriman House Limited
ISBN 13 : 085719142X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economics Made Simple written by Madsen Pirie and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do the banks work? Why do prices rise or fall? Is competition wasteful? Questions such as these arise whenever people seek to understand and discuss the economy. This book explains these and other questions through narrative and lucid explanation rooted in everyday experience and commonsense intuitions.

Author : Steven E. Landsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471112233
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Armchair Economist written by Steven E. Landsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Air bags cause accidents, because well-protected drivers take more risks. This well-documented truth comes as a surprise to most people, but not to economists, who have learned to take seriously the proposition that people respond to incentives. In The Armchair Economist, Steven E. Landsburg shows how the laws of economics reveal themselves in everyday experience and illuminate the entire range of human behavior. Why does popcorn cost so much at the cinema? The 'obvious' answer is that the owner has a monopoly, but if that were the whole story, there would also be a monopoly price to use the toilet. When a sudden frost destroys much of the Florida orange crop and prices skyrocket, journalists point to the 'obvious' exercise of monopoly power. Economists see just the opposite: If growers had monopoly power, they'd have raised prices before the frost. Why don't concert promoters raise ticket prices even when they are sure they will sell out months in advance? Why are some goods sold at auction and others at pre-announced prices? Why do boxes at the football sell out before the standard seats do? Why are bank buildings fancier than supermarkets? Why do corporations confer huge pensions on failed executives? Why don't firms require workers to buy their jobs? Landsburg explains why the obvious answers are wrong, reveals better answers, and illuminates the fundamental laws of human behavior along the way. This is a book of surprises: a guided tour of the familiar, filtered through a decidedly unfamiliar lens. This is economics for the sheer intellectual joy of it.

Author : Les Livingstone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781456327255
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economics Made Easy written by Les Livingstone and published by . This book was released on 2011-02-05 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why another economics book? There must be thousands of books on economics. So what excuse is there for adding yet another book to this huge pile? Most of the other economics books are lengthy, or loaded with mathematics or technical jargon, or just plain dull to read. This book is very short, not at all mathematical or technical, and lively to read. It still includes all the important basic ideas and concepts of economics, but explained in words that are easy to understand. One might call it an executive summary of mainline economics. That seems to be a pretty good excuse for yet another book on economics.

Author : Greg Ip
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118391578
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Book of Economics written by Greg Ip and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-01-14 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible, thoroughly engaging look at how the economy really works and its role in your everyday life Not surprisingly, regular people suddenly are paying a lot closer attention to the economy than ever before. But economics, with its weird technical jargon and knotty concepts and formulas can be a very difficult subject to get to grips with on your own. Enter Greg Ip and his Little Book of Economics. Like a patient, good-natured tutor, Greg, one of today's most respected economics journalists, walks you through everything you need to know about how the economy works. Short on technical jargon and long on clear, concise, plain-English explanations of important terms, concepts, events, historical figures and major players, this revised and updated edition of Greg's bestselling guide clues you in on what's really going on, what it means to you and what we should be demanding our policymakers do about the economy going forward. From inflation to the Federal Reserve, taxes to the budget deficit, you get indispensible insights into everything that really matters about economics and its impact on everyday life Special sections featuring additional resources of every subject discussed and where to find additional information to help you learn more about an issue and keep track of ongoing developments Offers priceless insights into the roots of America's economic crisis and its aftermath, especially the role played by excessive greed and risk-taking, and what can be done to avoid another economic cataclysm Digs into globalization, the roots of the Euro crisis, the sources of China's spectacular growth, and why the gap between the economy's winners and losers keeps widening

Author : Steve Coulter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911116356
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Economics written by Steve Coulter and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most economics is a top-down analysis that simplifies and reduces the huge varieties among individuals to a predictable range of characteristics that lend themselves to systematic analysis. This book eschews this conventional perspective, which sees national economies as simply agglomerations of the activities of millions of people, and instead explores the role played by the individual in the economy, in particular, how the individual experiences the economy. In so doing, the book is able to illuminate the economic landscape for the nontechnical reader in a much more engaging and accessible way than conventional textbooks. By placing the individual front and center in its analysis, the book is able to demonstrate how the things we experience, need, and consume fit into the fast-changing and interdependent global economic setting. It shows the role of government, markets, and welfare in shaping our lives, and builds on the latest economic research and data to provide an overview of the workings of the economy that takes as its starting point the interface between the individual and the system overall.

Author : David D. Friedman
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden Order written by David D. Friedman and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Friedman has never taken an economics class in his life. Sure, he's taught economics at UCLA. Chicago, Tulane, Cornell, and Santa Clara, but don't hold that against him. After all, everyone's an economist. We all make daily decisions that rely, consciously or not, on an acute understanding of economic theory--from picking the fastest checkout tine at the supermarket to voting or not voting, from negotiating the best job offer to finding the right person to marry. Hidden Order is an essential guide to rational living, revealing all you need to know to get through each day without being eaten alive. Friedman's wise and immensely accessible book is perfect for amateur economists, struggling economics students, young parents and professionals--just about anyone who wants a clear-cut approach to why we make the choices we do and a sensible strategy for how to make the right ones.

Author : George Wilton
Publisher : Az Boek
ISBN 13 : 625631560X
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economics made easy: an illustrated guide for beginners written by George Wilton and published by Az Boek. This book was released on 2024-04-27 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sean Masaki Flynn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118038401
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economics For Dummies written by Sean Masaki Flynn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grasp the history, principles, theories, and terminology of economics with this updated bestseller Since the initial publication of Economics For Dummies in 2005, the U.S. has endured a number of drastic changes and events that sent its economy into a tailspin. This newly revised edition presents updated material about the recent financial crisis and the steps taken to repair it. Packed with refreshed information and relevant new examples from today's economy, it gives you a straightforward, easy-to-grasp understanding of how the economy functions-and how it influences personal finances. New information on deciphering consumer behavior Refresh coverage of fiscal and monetary policies A new chapter on health care policy and the financial crisis Presenting complex theories in simple terms and helping you decode the jargon, understand the equations, and debunk the common misconceptions, Economics For Dummies tackles the topic in terms you can understand.

Author : Lawrence H. Officer
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 0230621333
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Economics written by Lawrence H. Officer and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From how the current crisis happened to the role of banks to how money works, this book addresses complex ideas in an easy to understand Q&A format with lively prose. With examples throughout from personal finance issues such as how to negotiate the best price for a car, and should you buy a warranty for a new computer, to big picture questions that affect our national and global economy such as: What is deflation and inflation? How does monetary policy really work? How does a corporation actually go bankrupt?