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Economics By Design: Survey and Issues, 3/E
Robert A. Collinge, University of Texas at San Antonio
Ronald M. Ayers, University of Texas at San Antonio

ISBN-10: 0131400584
ISBN-13: 9780131400580

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 496 pp
Published: 07/25/2003
Status: Instock

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Known for its flexibility, this text can be used in a one-term survey of economics or an economics issues course.

This text is ideal for issues-oriented courses that teach essential economic principles. Current issues and core principles of mainstream economics are presented in an intuitive manner that captures and holds student interest. The text systematically combines this presentation with a wealth of relevant, up-to-date applications that students can relate to.

Features

Numbered Organization—Each major section in the chapter is numbered to assist in reading assignments. For example, you can reference section 2.4 in the book, and easily find the corresponding material in the study guide, web-based supplements, instructor's manual, test bank, etc.
- Ties together the text and supplement package for ease of use for both professors and students.

Explore & Apply Theme Integrated Throughout.
- Takes the students on an economic journey where they explore the theory and learn to apply the concepts.

Explore & Apply Section—The final section in every chapter looks at a current, real-world policy issue or event and asks students to evaluate the issue using the tools presented in the chapter. The Explore & Apply section includes both domestic and international topics. Each Explore & Apply includes 2 Thinking Critically questions that promote economic reasoning and encourages students to consider more than one side of a debate. A compass icon in the end-of-chapter material identifies additional questions related to this section.

Explore & Apply integration—Throughout the text you will see a compass icon that refers to the Explore & Apply section. You will find this icon in the learning objectives, in the text itself, the end of chapter material, and in the ancillaries.
- Integrates this application of real world situations throughout the text, and really helps your students to see how economics is around them everyday.

Snapshots—Numerous brief applications of the concepts are highlighted in each chapter.
- Allows students to pause and picture theory in action.

QuickCheck Question and answer sets.
- Allows students to check their knowledge of a key concept before moving on to the next section.

Learning Objectives—Each chapter opens with a list of objectives that establishes the goals and organization of the chapter. These objectives are then used as an organizational tool for the end-of-chapter summary.
- Provides students with a helpful and coherent way to review concepts in each chapter.

Brief and streamlined.
- Helps students stay focused on the basics.

Accessible Coverage—Mathematics are used only where necessary.
- Ideal for students who may be fearful of mathematics.

Table of Contents

I. A JOURNEY THROUGH THE ECONOMY.

1. The Economic Perspective.

2. Production and Trade.

3. Demand and Supply.

4. The Power of Prices.

II. THE ENERGY OF THE MARKETPLACE.

5. The Firm.

6. The Price Taker.

7. Market Power.

8. Earnings and Income Distribution.

III. MARKET FAILURE AND GOVERNMENT ACTION.

9. Public Goods, Regulation, and Information.

10. The Environment and Common Property Resources.

11. Public Choice.

IV. THE MACRO ECONOMY.

12. Output, Employment, and the Price Level.

13. A Framework for Macroeconomic Analysis .

V. MACRO POLICY CHOICES.

14. Money and Monetary Policy.

15. Fiscal Policy .

16. Economic Growth.

VI. THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.

17. Exchange Rates and International Trade.

Courses

Economic Issues (Economics)
One-Semester Principles of Economics (Economics)

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Robert A. Collinge is Professor of Economics at the university of Texas, San Antonio. Among other courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, Dr. Collinge has taught micro principles, macro principles, or the combined survey/issues class in each of his 16 years at UTSA. In the last few years, Professor Collinge has twice been awarded his University President's Outstanding Achievement Award, once for overall teaching and once for teaching at the core curriculum level. Most recently, he has received his College's Combined Teaching, Research, and Service Excellence Award. Along with Ronald Ayers, Professor Collinge co-directed his University's Center for Economic Education.

After undergraduate studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Bob enrolled at the University of Maryland at College Park, where he went on to receive his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. In 1982, he joined the Economics faculty at the University of Louisville. To gain experience outside of academia, Dr. Collinge worked in Washington, D.C., first as a Visiting Economist with the U.S. International Trade Commission, and then as an Economist in the Policy Analysis Department of the American Petroleum Institute.

Professor Collinge's research focuses on the design and analysis of public policies, such as his recent articles in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management and the Canadian Journal of Economics. He has contributed to an array of other books and journals, including The Economic Journal, The Journal of Public Economics, and World Development. Professor Collinge currently serves as a member of the editorial board of Public Works Management and Policy. In his free time, Bob enjoys hiking through the woods near his Texas Hill Country home.

Ronald M. Ayers is Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Teaching and Learning Center at the University of Texas, San Antonio. He teaches principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics, as well as the university's core curriculum course in political economy and various field courses, including labor economics, money and banking, and industrial organization. His classes have ranged from small honors sections to lecture sections of 300.

After receiving Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of New Orleans, he subsequently received his Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University. Earlier in his career, Dr. Ayers served as a faculty member at Loyola University (New Orleans), Ohio State University, and Texas A&M University. He has also worked as a consultant for the City of San Antonio and several private consulting firms and attorneys. In recent years he was awarded the President's Distinguished Achievement Award for Core Curriculum Teaching, the College of Business Teaching Award, and the U.T. System Chancellor's Council Teaching Award. He also was named a Senior Fellow, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in 2000. In 2001-2002, Professor Ayers was elected to serve as the Chair of the University's Faculty Senate.

Dr. Ayers has published chapters in Putting the Invisible Hand to Work: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Economics (University of Michigan Press) and U.S.-Mexican Economic Relations: Prospects and Problems (Praeger Publishing Company). In addition, he has published articles in many different journals, including the National Social Science Journal, and the Journal of Urban and Regional Information Systems. Along with Robert Collinge, Professor Ayers has written Economics: Explore & Apply. When he is not pursuing his interest in how people learn, Dr. Ayers enjoys spending time with his dogs" collecting books, and tinkering.

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