Economy Today Book

	Preface
Ch. 1	An Overview	3
Ch. 2	The U.S. Economy	33
Ch. 3	Supply and Demand	54
Ch. 4	The Public Sector	80
Ch. 5	National-Income Accounting	105
Ch. 6	Unemployment	125
Ch. 7	Inflation	143
Ch. 8	The Business Cycle	166
Ch. 9	Aggregate Spending	191
Ch. 10	Potential Instability	216
Ch. 11	Fiscal Policy	237
Ch. 12	Deficits and Debt	258
Ch. 13	Money and Banks	284
Ch. 14	The Federal Reserve System	305
Ch. 15	Monetary Policy	322
Ch. 16	Supply-Side Policy: Short-Run Options	348
Ch. 17	Growth and Productivity: Long-Run Possibilities	370
Ch. 18	Global Macro	391
Ch. 19	Theory and Reality	408
Ch. 20	The Demand for Goods	439
Ch. 21	The Costs of Production	474
Ch. 22	The Competitive Firm	502
Ch. 23	Competitive Markets	529
Ch. 24	Monopoly	553
Ch. 25	Oligopoly	576
Ch. 26	Monopolistic Competition	603
Ch. 27	(De)Regulation of Business	617
Ch. 28	Environmental Protection	637
Ch. 29	The Farm Problem	658
Ch. 30	The Labor Market	675
Ch. 31	Labor Unions	699
Ch. 32	Rent, Interest, and Profit	718
Ch. 33	Taxes: Equity vs. Efficiency	733
Ch. 34	Work vs. Welfare	750
Ch. 35	International Trade	767
Ch. 36	International Finance	795
Ch. 37	International Development	817
Ch. 38	The Collapse of Communism: Russia and Cuba	838
	Glossary	G-1
	Index	I-1
	Problem Set	P-1