Economics, European Edition, 11th edition
Published by Pearson (March 2, 2022) © 2022
  • Michael Parkin
  • Melanie Powell
  • Kent Matthews

Title overview

Introduce the essential principles of Economics to your students with this revised edition and guide them through their first steps of thinking like an economist!

Economics 11th edition retains the hallmarks of previous editions with a detailed overview of the principles of economics and application of economic theories to real-world data, events and examples. It incorporates the latest developments in Eurozone and UK policy, including Brexit and the impact of COVID-19 on the economy.

The text encourages students to evaluate economic policies and develop critical thinking and decision-making skills, offering support as you lay the foundations for them to start thinking like an economist.

Hallmark Features in This Edition

  • Economics in the News: Each chapter introduces and develops a contemporary issue through this section, offering end-of-chapter questions to support your students' critical thinking.
  • Learning by Doing: The end-of-chapter worked problems offer an active review to improve students' comprehension of the issue introduced.
  • Review Quizzes: The questions cement knowledge and understanding gained from the chapter review and monitor your students' progress, highlighting the areas they might need to improve.
  • Lively Figures and Diagrams: Coming with boxed notes, graphs, and data tables, they offer further study support.
  • Lecturer's Manual: The book offers the Manual with PowerPoint Resources as lecturer additional support material.

New to This Edition

  • A discussion on COVID-19 and its economic effects both on macroeconomic and microeconomic scales, with case studies and examples.
  • In-depth discussion on climate change and the economic challenges it presents, with an extensive presentation of the climate data, the external cost of burning fossil fuels, and the alternative methods of achieving an efficient outcome.
  • Emphasis on the changes in the Bank of England's monetary policy, in response to the global financial crisis.
  • Extensive reference on Brexit and its effect on economic growth, investments, and interest rates, as well as the demand for loanable funds.
  • Updated versions on all 'Economics in the News' sections and 'At Issue' segments, covering current news around the world.

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Table of contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

  1. What is Economics?
  2. The Economic Problem

PART 2: HOW MARKETS WORK

  1. Demand and Supply
  2. Elasticity
  3. Efficiency And Equity
  4. Government Actions in Markets
  5. Global Markets in Action

PART 3: HOUSEHOLDS' CHOICES

  1. Utility and Demand
  2. Possibilities, Preferences, and Choices

PART 4: FIRMS AND MARKETS

  1. Organizing Production
  2. Output and Costs
  3. Perfect Competition
  4. Monopoly
  5. Monopolistic Competition
  6. Oligopoly

PART 5: MARKET FAILURE AND GOVERNMENT

  1. Public Choices, Public Goods, and Healthcare
  2. Externalities

PART 6: FACTOR MARKETS, INEQUALITY, AND UNCERTAINTY

  1. Markets for Factors of Production
  2. Economic Inequality
  3. Uncertainty and Information

PART 7: MONITORING MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

  1. Monitoring the Value of Production: GDP
  2. Monitoring Jobs and Inflation

PART 8: MACROECONOMIC TRENDS

  1. Economic Growth
  2. Finance, Saving, and Investment
  3. Money, the Price Level, and Inflation
  4. The Exchange Rate and the Balance of Payments

PART 9: MACROECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS

  1. Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
  2. Expenditure Multipliers
  3. The Business Cycle, Inflation, and Deflation

PART 10: MACROECONOMIC POLICY

  1. Fiscal Policy
  2. Monetary Policy

Author bios

Michael Parkin is Professor Emeritus of the University of Western Ontario. His books are used by over a million students across the world.

Melanie Powell is Senior Lecturer in Economics and Postgraduate Course Director at Derby University Business School.

Kent Matthews is Sir Julian Hodge Professor of Banking and Finance at the Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, and Professor in Banking at Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham Ningbo China.

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