The Micro Economy Today [with Connect]

by Bradley R. Schiller, Cynthia Hill, Karen Gebhardt

The Economy Today is noted for three great strengths: readability, policy orientation, and pedagogy. The accessible writing style engages students and brings some of the excitement of domestic and global economic news into the classroom. Schiller emphasizes how policymakers must choose between government intervention and market reliance to resolve the core issues of what, how, and for whom to produce. This strategic choice is highlighted throughout the full range of micro, macro, and international issues, and every chapter ends with a policy issue that emphasizes the markets vs. government dilemma. The authors teach economics in a relevant context, filling chapters with the real facts and applications of economic life. Schiller is also the only principles text that presents all macro theory in the single consistent context of the AS/AD framework. The Economy Today, fourteenth edition, is thoroughly integrated with the adaptive digital tools available in McGraw-Hill s LearnSmart Advantage Suite, proven to increase student engagement and success in the course."

Genres: Economics, Reference, Business, Nonfiction

Unbound

First published August 28, 1996

Reviews

[Distortedr · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay, this book is not for a your first economics class in college, which is what it is used in, by the way. It covers very complicated concepts in just a few paragraphs with very limited examples of how to understand and grasp them. When you get to graphing and the formula's, that's when the lack of time and effort to explain these concepts in different ways for different learns fails completely. I would expect this to be more of review of economics book. If you want a good textbook to really learn about micro or macro economics, get Understanding Economics, the highest rated one on this site, not this, unless you just want a quick review for a higher level class.

[Damon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its a mathy-sciency subject, but the writing doesn't reflect this. I'm use to information density - bolded words with concise explanations or that sort of thing where the logic and important information is easy to find/follow and this book does not have that.

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

reading this for class. I don't think I'll be reading the entire text for the class, though.

[Taha]

i need it to read

[Belle Meade School]

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