Applied Economics
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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.
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
Front Matter
Pages i-xvi
How Firms Decide Prices
Small Firms
Pages 23-40
How Firms Grow
Pages 41-65
Oligopoly and Monopoly
Pages 66-81
Competition Policy
Pages 82-97
Privatization
Pages 98-117
Multinationals
Pages 118-129
Labour Markets
Pages 130-148
Poverty
Pages 149-162
Social Policy: Health and Education
Pages 163-177
Housing
Pages 178-201
Environment
Pages 202-212
Regional Policy
Pages 213-231
Agriculture
- David Colman, Jeremy Franks
Pages 232-249
The Motor Industry
Pages 250-272
The Service Industries
Pages 273-287
Spending and Saving
- Julia Darby, Jonathan Ireland
Pages 288-306
Investment
Pages 307-321
Public Expenditure
Pages 322-334
University of Central Lancashire, UK
About the editors
BRIAN ATKINSON was formerly Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Central Lancashire and is now a full-time writer and part-time lecturer. He is former Chair of the Economics and Business Education Association. He is co-author of Economics: A Study Guide, written to accompany Economics by Parkin and King.
FRANK LIVESEY was formerly Professor of Economics at the University of Central Lancashire. He is a well known, established author in this area.
BOB MILWARD is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Central Lancashire.
Bibliographic Information
- Book Title : Applied Economics
- Editors : Brian Atkinson, Frank Livesey, Bob Milward
- DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14250-7
- Publisher : Red Globe Press London
- eBook Packages : Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection , Economics and Finance (R0)
- Copyright Information : Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998
- Edition Number : 1
- Number of Pages : XVI, 512
- Additional Information : Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
- Topics : Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
