[ERE Curricullum] Economics (McConnell & Brue) Overview Thread

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[ERE Curricullum] Economics (McConnell & Brue) Overview Thread

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Hi all! I thought it would be useful to have an overview thread for each book we're working through, so here it is. In due time, I can update it with links to the relevant discussion threads/summaries etcetera.

Economics (McConnell & Brue, 15th edition)

1 Introduction to Economics and the Economy
Chapter 1 - The Nature and Method of Economics (summary)
Chapter 2 - The Economizing Problem
Chapter 3 - Individual Markets: Demand and Supply
Chapter 4 - The Market System
Chapter 5 - The US Economy: Private/Public Sectors
Chapter 6 - The US in the Global Economy

2 National Income, Employment, and Fiscal Policy
Chapter 7 - Measuring Domestic output, National Income and the Price Level
Chapter 8 - Introduction to Economic Growth and Instability
Chapter 9 - Building the Aggregate Expenditures Model
Chapter 10 - Aggregate Expenditures: The Multiplier, Net Exports and The Government
Chapter 11 - Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Chapter 12 - Fiscal Policy

3 Money, Banking, And Monetary Policy
Chapter 13 - Money and Banking
Chapter 14 - How Banks and Thrifts Create Money
Chapter 15 - Monetary Policy

4 Long-Run Perspectives and Macroeconomic Debates
Chapter 16 - Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply
Chapter 17 - Economic Growth and the New Economy
Chapter 18 - Deficits, Surpluses, and the Public Debt
Chapter 19 - Disputes over Macro Theory and Policy

5 Microeconomics of Product Markets
Chapter 20 - Supply and Demand: Elasticities and Government-Set Prices
Chapter 21 - Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization
Chapter 22 - The Cost of Production
Chapter 23 - Pure Competition
Chapter 24 - Pure Monopoly
Chapter 25 - Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
Chapter 26 - Technology, R&D and Efficiency

6 Microeconomics of Resource Markets
Chapter 27 - The Demand for Resources
Chapter 28 - Wage Determination
Chapter 29 - Rent, Interest and Profit

7 Microeconomics of Governments
Chapter 30 - Government and Market Failure
Chapter 31 - Public Choice Theory and the Economics of Taxation

8 Microeconomic Issues and Policies
Chapter 32 - Antitrust Policy and Regulation
Chapter 33 - Agriculture: Economics and Policy
Chapter 34 - Income Inequality and Poverty
Chapter 35 - Labor Market Issues: Unionism, Discrimination, Immigration
Chapter 36 - The Economics of Health Care

9 International Economics and the World Economy
Chapter 37 - International Trade
Chapter 38 - Exchange Rates, the Balance of Payments and Trade Deficits
Chapter 39 - The Economies of Developing Countries

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