Economics for business
By: Chris Mulhearn, Howard Vane
Contributors: Vane, Howard R.
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137429223
Subjects: Commerce; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General; Economics; Managerial economics; Business
Description: "A concise and vibrant introduction to economics for business and management students which covers all the most relevant theory applied to engaging examples from the business world and everyday life, offering insights from real-life managers into their use of economics at work"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. Economics and business; title: 2. The market; title: 3. The firm; title: 4. Firms' costs and revenues; title: 5. Market concentration and power; title: 6. Business and government; title: 7. Factor markets; title: 8. The macroeconomy, macroeconomic policy and business; title: 9. Unemployment: causes and cures; title: 10. Inflation: causes and cures; title: 11. Economic growth and business cycles; title: 12. Stabilizing the economy; title: 13. International trade; title: 14. The balance of payments and exchange rates; title: 15. Globalization.