Economics (MyEconLab Series) [Hardcover]

R. Glenn Hubbard (Author), Anthony P. O'Brien (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130675520 | ISBN-13: 978-0130675521 | Publication Date: February 3, 2006 | Edition: United States ed

Hubbard & O'Brien is the only book that motivates students to learn economics through real business examples. The #1 question students of economics ask themselves is: "Why am I here, and will I ever use this"? Hubbard & O'Brien answer this question by demonstrating that real businesses use economics to make real decisions daily. This is motivating to all students, whether they are business majors or not. All students can relate to businesses they encounter in their everyday lives. Whether they open an art studio, do social work, trade on Wall Street, work for the government, or bartend at the local pub, students will benefit from understanding the economic forces behind their work.

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From the Back Cover

Where are you headed?

 No matter what your career, you will need to understand how economic forces affect you and your work.

 Hubbard/O’Brien, Economics, gives you the motivation and the tools to understand those forces.

 You’re on your way.

 

About the Author

Glenn Hubbard policymaker, professor, and researcher.

R.Glenn Hubbard is the Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics in the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University and Professor of Economics in Columbia’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a director of Automatic Data Processing, Black Rock Closed-End Funds, Dex Media, Duke Realty, KKR Financial Corporation, and Ripplewood Holdings. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1983. From 2001—2003, he served as Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and from 1991—1993, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department. Glenn Hubbard’s fields of specialization are public economics, financial markets and institutions, corporate finance, macroeconomics, industrial organization, and public policy. He is the author of more than 90 articles in leading journals, including the American Economic Review, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economics, Quarterly Journal of Economics, RAND Journal of Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics. His research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and numerous private foundations.

 

Tony O’Brien award-winning professor and researcher.

Anthony Patrick O’Brien is a professor of economics at Lehigh University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1987. He has taught principles of economics for more than 15 years, in both large sections and small honors classes. He received the Lehigh University Award for Distinguished Teaching. He was formerly the director of the Diamond Center for Economic Education and was named a Dana Foundation Faculty Fellow and Lehigh Class of 1961 Professor of Economics. He has been a visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon University. Anthony O’Brien’s research has dealt with such issues as the evolution of the U.S. automobile industry, the sources of U.S. economic competitiveness, the development of U.S. trade policy, the causes of the Great Depression, and the causes of black—white income differences. His research has been published in leading journals, including the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, Industrial Relations, and the Journal of Economic History. His research has been supported by grants from government agencies and private foundations. In addition to teaching and writing, Anthony O’Brien also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Socio-economics.

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1056 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; United States ed edition (February 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130675520
• ISBN-13: 978-0130675521
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,053,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, May 10, 2008

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Frances (Columbia University) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Economics (Hardcover)

Easy to understand but still delves into complex concepts. I loved the examples that the author uses, so the point where sometimes when studying I would get distracted by anecdotes and start reading all the way through totally engrossed. It is very interesting. ...Too bad I screwed up the class anyways... took too many courses.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, October 7, 2009

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This review is from: Economics, Updated Edition (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

Ahh this book has come very much in handy this semester, my professor doesn't always go into the very very deep details, but luckily I have this to fall back on, and its great! I recieved it very quickly, very good service on the seller's part.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful book, though definitely pro-free market, June 12, 2010

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This review is from: Economics, Updated Edition (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

If you're looking to learn the basics of economics, this is a very good book. Having said that, the book is written by a well-known defender of the free market, so one can detect the pro-capitalist bias throughout the book. Also, if you're interested in lifting weights, you can do that too with this book. It's huge!