Like the author's best-selling, highly regarded International Economics text, this book integrates a clear and concise presentation of economic theory with an abundance of real-world cases and applications. Rather than discussing economic theory in the abstract, and then including real-world applications in separate sections, the text weaves applications into all theoretical discussions. There is no other Survey text that emphasizes real-world applications to this degree.
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It is the most globalized book that I have seen yet for this course."
"My students are consistently impressed by how up to date the contemporary issues are."
"I definitely like this text. It seems to be very current, uses relevant applications, and is easy to read and understand." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"My students are consistently impressed by how up to date the contemporary issues are."
"I definitely like this text. It seems to be very current, uses relevant applications, and is easy to read and understand." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Known for his excellence in teaching, Robert J. Carbaugh is Professor of Economics at Central Washington University. He has been lauded with top teaching awards that include the 1984 Excellence in Teaching award at University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire; and the Distinguished Professor of the University award at Central Washington University in 1993. In 1996, Professor Carbaugh was named the Scholar of the year by the Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society at Central Washington University. With a Ph.D. in economics from Colorado State University, Professor Carbaugh specializes in economic theory, industrial organization, and international trade and finance. For over 25 years, Professor Carbaugh has taught these subjects, as well as managerial economics, money and banking, and both introductory and intermediate levels of microeconomics and macroeconomics. His cogent and lively teaching style makes his courses highly popular at Central Washington University. Professor Carbaugh has served as an editorial consultant for many publishing companies, including McGraw Hill, Inc.; John Wiley, Inc.; Addison-Wesley, Inc.; Random House, Inc.; Prentice-Hall, Inc.; Wadsworth Publishers; W.W. Norton and Co.; and Harper and Row Publishers. He has also authored and co-authored numerous articles for prestigious publications such as International Review of Economics and Business, World Competition: Law and Economics Review, The International Trade Journal, The Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Challenge: The Magazine of Economic Affairs, and The Journal of Asian Economics. He has presented papers at professional meetings, including the Midwest Economics Association and the Western Economics Association. Professor Carbaugh is also well known for his distinguished textbooks, International Economics (South-Western Publishing), now in its 8th edition, and Contemporary Economics, 1st edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Well, it's an Econ book....,
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This review is from: Contemporary Economics (with Economics Applications and InfoTrac ) (Paperback)
and it's a very very good introduction to economics. Has lots of real life examples in it, shows you simple formulas, how to plot economic supply & demand graphs - not much different from 3rd edition though. (got that one on accident first) and if it's not for a class, you might consider getting that one as the price would be substancially cheaper. :-)
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Lively presentation of the basics,
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Having no background in economics, I was very pleased to discover Carbaugh's Contemporary Economics. The author delivers on the "applications approach" with many contemporary examples of economic principles in action. This is probably not a substitute for most of the standard texts (e.g.,McConnell & Brue), because the treatment is not as extensive, but for me, it was a very welcome help in getting a grip on a complex subject.
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My son saved a bundle,
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My son needed this book for one of his college classes. He would have had to spend quite a bit more for the same book at the college bookstore, so he was happy to pocket the difference.
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