Part 1: Basic Concepts

1: Economics: The Core Issues

2: The U.S. Economy: A Global View

3: Supply and Demand

4: The Public Sector

Part 2: Product Markets: The Basics

5: The Demand for Goods

6: The Costs of Production

Part 3: Market Structure

7: The Competitive Firm

8: Competitive Markets

9: Monopoly

10: Oligopoly

11: Monopolistic Competition

Part 4: Regulatory Issues

12: (De)Regulation of Business

13: Environmental Protection

14: The Farm Problem

Part 5: Factor Markets: Basic Theory

15: The Labor Market

16: Labor Unions

17: Financial Markets

Part 6: Distributional Issues

18: Taxes: Equity vs. Efficiency

19: Transfer Payments: Welfare and Social Security

Part 7: International Economics

20: International Trade

21: International Finance

Glossary

Index