Principles of economics / N. Gregory Mankiw.

Includes index.

Part I: Introduction Ten Principles of Economics Thinking Like an Economist Interdependence and the Gains from Trade Part II: Supply and Demand I: How Markets Work The Market Forces of Supply and Demand Elasticity and Its Application Supply, Demand, and Government Policies Part III: Supply and Demand II: Markets and Welfare Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets Application: The Costs of Taxation Application: International Trade Part IV: The Economics of Public Sector Externalities Public Goods and Common Resources The Design of the Tax System Part V: Firm Behaviour and the Organisation The Costs of Production Firms in Competitive Markets Monopoly Oligopoly Monopolistic Competition Part VI: The Economics of Labour Markets The Markets for Factors of Production Earnings and Discrimination The Distribution of Income Part VII: Advanced Topic The Theory of Consumer Choice Part VIII: The Data of Macroeconomics Measuring a Nation's Income Measuring the Cost of Living Part IX: The Real Economy in the Long Run Production and Growth Saving, Investment, and the Financial System The Natural Rate of Unemployment Part X: Money and Prices in the Long Run The Monetary System Inflation: Its Causes and Costs Part XI: The Macroeconomics of Open Economies Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy Part XII: Short-Run Economic Fluctuations Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand The Short-run Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment Part XIII: Final Thoughts Five Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy.