Applied Economics [Paperback]

Written by a team of experienced writers with contributions from specialist economists, Applied Economics combines up-to-date information with theory to provide an excellent introduction to real-world economics. The book includes chapters on the most important aspects of micro and macro economics, each containing the appropriate theory, but with the main emphasis on application. There are numerous examples, with a focus on Europe in every chapter.
This is an essential text for students on undergraduate courses in economics, business and social science.Written by a team of experienced writers with contributions from specialist economists, Applied Economics combines up-to-date information with theory to provide an excellent introduction to real-world economics. The book includes chapters on the most important aspects of micro and macro economics, each containing the appropriate theory, but with the main emphasis on application. There are numerous examples, with a focus on Europe in every chapter.
This is an essential text for students on undergraduate courses in economics, business and social science.List of Tables and Figures.- Introduction; B.Atkinson.- How Firms Decide Prices; F.Livesey.- Small Firms; F.Livesey.- How Firms Grow; F.Livesey.- Oligopoly and Monopoly; F.Livesey.- Competition Policy; F.Livesey.- Privatisation; F.Livesey.- Multinationals; F.Livesey.- Labour Markets; S.Smith.- Poverty; B.Milward.- Social Policy: Health and Education; B.Atkinson.- Housing; P. Balchin.- Economics of the Environment; B.Milward.- Regional Policy; P.McKeown.- Agriculture; D.Colman.- The Motor Industry; G.Rhys.- The Service Industries; F.Livesey.- Spending and Saving; J.Darby & J.Ireland.- Investment; M.Kitson.- Public Expenditure; B.Milward.- Taxation; B.Milward.- Money; D.Gowland.- Inflation; B.Atkinson.- Unemployment; B.Atkinson.- International Trade; B.Atkinson.- Economic Aspects of the European Treatil0