Chapter 1: The Central Idea
Using Economics to Explain Educational Choice and Economic Growth
Multilateral Trade and the Need for a Medium of ExchangeChapter 2: Observing and Explaining the Economy
Adam Smith
Using Economics to Explain Gender Pay GapsChapter 3: The Supply and Demand Model
Reading the News About Price FloorsChapter 4: Elasticity and Its Uses
Chapter 5: The Demand Curve and the Behavior of Consumers
Chapter 6: The Supply Curve and the Behavior of Firms
Corporations
Experiments Demonstrate the Law of Diminishing ReturnsChapter 7: The Interaction of People in Markets
Chapter 8: Costs and the Changes at Firms Over Time
Using Economics to Explain an Actual Firm's HistoryChapter 9: The Rise and Fall of Industries
Using Economics to Explain the Development of the Machine-Tool IndustryChapter 10: Monopoly
Experimental Tests of the Model of MonopolyChapter 11: Product Differentiation, Monopolistic Competition, and Oligopoly
Chapter 12: Antitrust Policy and Regulation
Economic Regulation Versus Social Regulation
Using Economics to Explain Insurance Regulations Chapter 13: Labor Markets
Chapter 14: Taxes, Transfers, and Income Distribution
Chapter 15: Public Goods, Externalities, and Government Behavior
Using Economics to Explain the Tragedy of the CommonsChapter 16: Physical Capital and Financial Markets
Chapter 17: Macroeconomics: The Big Picture
Chapter 18: Measuring the Production, Income, and Spending of Nations
Chapter 19: The Spending Allocation Model
Chapter 20: Unemployment and Employment
Chapter 21: Productivity and Economic Growth
Chapter 22: Money and Inflation
Chapter 23: The Nature and Causes of Economic Fluctuations
Chapter 24: The Economic Fluctuations Model
Chapter 25: Using the Economic Fluctuations Model
Chapter 26: Fiscal Policy
Credible Deficit Reduction Plans Chapter 27: Monetary Policy
Chapter 28: Economic Growth Around the World
Chapter 29: The Gains From International Trade
Chapter 30: International Trade Policy
Chapter 31: Emerging Market Economies