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Principles of Microeconomics

N. Gregory Mankiw

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Principles of Microeconomics · N. Gregory Mankiw

01
Ten Principles of Economics

How People Make Decisions · How People Interact · How the Economy as a Whole Works · Conclusion

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02
Thinking Like an Economist

The Economist as Scientist · The Economist as Policy Adviser · Why Economists Disagree · Let's Get Going

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03
Interdependence and the Gains from Trade

A Parable for the Modern Economy · Comparative Advantage: The Driving Force of Specialization · Applications of Comparative Advantage · Conclusion

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04
The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Markets and Competition · Demand · Supply · Supply and Demand Together

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05
Elasticity and Its Application

The Elasticity of Demand · The Elasticity of Supply · Three Applications of Supply, Demand, and Elasticity · Conclusion

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06
Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

The Surprising Effects of Price Controls · The Surprising Study of Tax Incidence · Conclusion

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07
Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Consumer Surplus · Producer Surplus · Market Efficiency · Conclusion: Market Efficiency and Market Failure

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08
Application: The Costs of Taxation

The Deadweight Loss of Taxation · The Determinants of the Deadweight Loss · Deadweight Loss and Tax Revenue as Taxes Vary · Conclusion

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09
Application: International Trade

The Determinants of Trade · The Winners and Losers from Trade · The Arguments for Restricting Trade · Conclusion

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Externalities

Externalities and Market Inefficiency · Public Policies toward Externalities · Private Solutions to Externalities · Conclusion

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Public Goods and Common Resources

The Different Kinds of Goods · Public Goods · Common Resources · Conclusion: Property Rights and Government Action

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12
The Economics of Healthcare

The Special Characteristics of the Market for Healthcare · Key Facts about the U.S. Healthcare System · Conclusion: The Policy Debate over Healthcare

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13
The Design of the Tax System

U.S. Taxation: The Big Picture · Taxes and Efficiency · Taxes and Equity · Conclusion: The Trade-Off between Equity and Efficiency

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14
The Costs of Production

What Are Costs? · Production and Costs · The Many Measures of Cost · Costs in the Short Run and in the Long Run

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15
Firms in Competitive Markets

What Is a Competitive Market? · Profit Maximization and the Competitive Firm's Supply Curve · The Supply Curve in a Competitive Market · Conclusion: Behind the Supply Curve

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16
Monopoly

Why Monopolies Arise · How Monopolies Make Production and Pricing Decisions · The Welfare Cost of Monopolies · Price Discrimination

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17
Monopolistic Competition

Between Monopoly and Perfect Competition · Competition with Differentiated Products · Advertising · Conclusion

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18
Oligopoly

Markets with Only a Few Sellers · The Economics of Cooperation · Public Policy toward Oligopolies · Conclusion

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19
The Markets for the Factors of Production

The Demand for Labor · The Supply of Labor · Equilibrium in the Labor Market · The Other Factors of Production: Land and Capital

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20
Earnings and Discrimination

What Determines Wages? · The Economics of Discrimination · Conclusion

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21
Income Inequality and Poverty

Measuring Inequality · The Political Philosophy of Redistributing Income · Policies to Reduce Poverty · Conclusion

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22
The Theory of Consumer Choice

The Budget Constraint: What a Consumer Can Afford · Preferences: What a Consumer Wants · Optimization: What a Consumer Chooses · Three Applications

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23
Frontiers of Microeconomics

Asymmetric Information · Political Economy · Behavioral Economics · Conclusion

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