Issues in Economics Today Book

Chapter 1: Economics: The Study of Opportunity Cost1A Graphing: Yes, You Can Chapter 2: Supply and Demand Chapter 3: The Concept of Elasticity and Consumer and Producer Surplus Chapter 4: Firm Production, Cost, and Revenue Chapter 5: Perfect Competition, Monopoly, and Economic versus Normal Profit Chapter 6: Every Macroeconomic Word You Ever Heard: Gross Domestic Product, Inflation, Unemployment, Recession, and Depression Chapter 7: Interest Rates and Present Value Chapter 8: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Chapter 9: Federal Spending Chapter 10: Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt Chapter 11: Fiscal Policy Chapter 12: Monetary Policy Chapter 13: International Trade: Does It Jeopardize American Jobs? Chapter 14: The International Monetary Fund: Doctor or Witch Doctor? Chapter 15: NAFTA, GATT, WTO: Are Trade Agreements Good for Us? Chapter 16: Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs, and Prostitution Chapter 17: The Environment Chapter 18: Health CareChapter 19: Government Provided Health Insurance: Medicaid, Medicare, and the Child Health Insurance ProgramChapter 20: The Economics of Prescription DrugsChapter 21: Economics and the LawChapter 22: The Economics of CrimeChapter 23: Race, Gender, and Affirmative ActionChapter 24: Farm PolicyChapter 25: Minimum WageChapter 26: Rent Control Chapter 27: Ticket Brokers and Ticket ScalpingChapter 28: AntitrustChapter 29: Why Did This Textbook Cost so Much?Chapter 30: EducationChapter 31: Poverty and WelfareChapter 32: Social SecurityChapter 33: Head StartChapter 34: Personal Income TaxesChapter 35: Energy PricesChapter 36: If We Build It, Will They Come? And Other Sports QuestionsChapter 37: The Stock Market and CrashesChapter 38: UnionsChapter 39: The Cost of War and OccupationChapter 40: The Economics of TerrorismChapter 41: Wal-Mart: Always Low Prices (and Low Wages)...AlwaysChapter 42: The Economic Impact of Casino GamblingChapter 43: Economic Growth and DevelopmentChapter 44: The Housing Bubble (Bonus Web Chapter)