Brue, Essentials of Economics Solman Video Guide
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Part One: Introduction |
Chapter 1: | Limits, Alternatives, and Choices |
| • The Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker |
| • Opportunity Lost |
| • Rational is as Rational Does |
| • When Do You Stop Picking Berries? |
| • On the Possibilities Frontier, Part I |
| • On the Possibilities Frontier, Part II |
Chapter 2: | The Market System and Circular Flow |
| • Private Property (and Pilgrims, too) |
| • Capitalism vs. Socialism: The Cuban Quandary |
| • Specialization: Special is as Special Does |
Part Two: | Price, Quantity and Efficiency |
Chapter 3: | Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium |
| • More for Less |
| • Onward and Upward (The Supply Curve) |
| • Get Down (The Demand Curve) |
| • Meeting in the Middle (Equilibrium) |
| • Changes (Curve Shifting) |
| • The Deadweight Loss of Christmas |
Chapter 4: | Elasticity of Demand and Supply |
| • Elasticity and the Case of the Jumping Prices |
| • The Oprah Curve |
| • When Do You Stop Picking Berries? (Marginal Cost = Marginal Benefit) |
Chapter 5: | Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities |
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Part Three: | Product Markets |
Chapter 6: | Businesses and Their Costs |
| • What Does “Profit” Mean? |
| • Pareto Optimality and Pecan Pie |
Chapter 7: | Pure Competition |
| • In Search of Pure Competition |
Chapter 8: | Pure Monopoly |
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Chapter 9: | Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly |
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Resource Markets |
Web Chapter A: | Wage Determination |
| • Street Smarts and Marginal Productivity |
Web Chapter B: | Income Inequality and Poverty |
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Part Four: | GDP, Growth, and Instability |
Chapter 10: | GDP and Economic Growth |
| • The Dark Side of Productivity |
Chapter 11: | Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation |
| • The Roller Coaster Ride (The Business Cycle) |
Chapter 12: | Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply |
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Chapter 13: | Fiscal Policy, Deficits, and Debt |
| • Macroeconomics: Fiscal Policy |
| • From Deficit to Debt |
Part Five: | Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy |
Chapter 14: | Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions |
| • Steering the Course (The Federal Reserve Bank's Primary Role) |
Chapter 15: | Interest Rates and Monetary Policy |
| • Macroeconomics: Monetary Policy |
Part Six: | International Economics |
Chapter 16: | International Trade and Exchange Rates |
| • The Trials and Triumphs of Trade |
| • "Better Must Come:" The IMF Rescues Jamaica |
