Schaum's Outline of Principles of Economics

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• 1. Introduction to Economics 2. The Economic Problem 3. Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium 4. Introduction to Macroeconomics 5. Unemployment, Inflation, and National Income 6. Consumption, Investment, and Net Exports 7. Traditional Keynesian Approach to Equilibrium Output 8. Fiscal Policy 9. Money and Banking 10. The Federal Reserve and the Money Supply 11. Monetary and Fiscal Policy 12. Inflation, Unemployment, Deficits, and Debt 13. Economics Growth and Productivity 14. Demand, Supply, and Elasticity 15. The Theory of Consumer Demand and Utility 16. Costs of Production 17. Price and Output: Perfect Competition 18. Price and Output: Monopoly 19. Price and Output: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly 20. Production and the Demand for Economic Resources 21. Wage Determination 22. Rent, Interest, and Profits 23. International Trade and Finance