Invitation to Economics: Understanding Argument and Policy

by Thomas Mayer

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Invitation to Economics empowers the reader to spot naive and spurious economic arguments by inculcating an intuitive 'feel' for economics.

  • A unique and critical guide to understanding economic arguments in the media
  • Focuses on microeconomics, specifically on the idea that economic policies often have important indirect effects
  • Key ideas are applied repeatedly in numerous case studies drawn from newspapers and other media
  • Economic principles are presented in an accessible and non-rigorous format using case studies
  • Incorporates the value judgments and political judgments that underlie economic policies
  • ISBN10 1405183586
  • ISBN13 9781405183581
  • Publish Date 19 December 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 352
  • Language English