Essentials of Economics [Hardcover]

N. Gregory Mankiw (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0324236964 | ISBN-13: 978-0324236965 | Publication Date: February 6, 2006 | Edition: 4

With an easy-to-understand writing style, ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS is the most popular and widely used economics textbook in college Economics classes. Author Greg Mankiw has created a textbook that's accessible to everyone, particularly students encountering economics for the first time -- emphasizing real-life scenarios and engaging facts on the economy and its fundamental principles.

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"The book's strengths include its ability to explain in plain language the beauty of economic theory; the concise manner in which real world examples are integrated into the text; and, the online assistance that does an effective job in complementing the text."

"I think that the greatest strengths are that it is clear (written in a student-friendly language), relatively concise, and provides a good coverage of what I think students need to know about principles of economics. I think that the style of the text is personable and is easy for students to read without being condescending. In terms of the coverage, as I noted above, we cover the entire text in my one-semester class, and cover just about exactly the entire text - no more, and only a little (two chapters) less."

"I find navigation process very simple. I am very impressed with Meet your tutor - Master the Learning Objectives section (that is so well planned out and organized). If students are having problems with any of the material and they're serious about being successful in this class, it is impossible for them not to understand the material after doing suggested activities in this section. "Ask the Author" video clips are interesting and clever. "Economic Applications" section also has good navigation system and can be useful for teachers and students both."

About the Author

N. Gregory Mankiw is Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He has taught macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics, and principles of economics. Professor Mankiw is a prolific writer and a regular participant in academic and policy debates. His research includes work on price adjustment, consumer behavior, financial markets, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. His published articles have appeared in academic journals such as the AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, and QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS and in more widely accessible forums including THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, and FORTUNE. In addition to his teaching, research, and writing, Professor Mankiw has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Congressional Budget Office, and a member of the ETS test development committee for the advanced placement exam in economics. From 2003 to 2005, he served as Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. In addition, he maintains a very popular blog for students of economics at www.gregmankiw.blogspot.com. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 632 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 4 edition (February 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324236964
• ISBN-13: 978-0324236965
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #388,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

N. Gregory Mankiw is Professor of Economics at Harvard University. As a student, he studied economics at Princeton University and MIT. As a teacher, he has taught macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics, and principles of economics. He even spent one summer long ago as a sailing instructor on Long Beach Island.

Professor Mankiw is a prolific writer and a regular participant in academic and policy debates. His research includes work on price adjustment, consumer behavior, financial markets, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. His published articles have appeared in academic journals, such as the "American Economic Review", "Journal of Political Economy", and "Quarterly Journal of Economics", and in more widely accessible forums, such as "The New York Times", "The Washington Post", "The Wall Street Journal", and "Fortune".

He has written two popular textbooks--the intermediate-level textbook Macroeconomics (Worth Publishers) and the introductory textbook Principles of Economics (South-Western/Thomson). Principles of Economics has sold over a million copies and has been translated into twenty languages.

In addition to his teaching, research, and writing, Professor Mankiw has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Congressional Budget Office, and a member of the ETS test development committee for the advanced placement exam in economics. From 2003 to 2005 he served as Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers.

To view his blog: http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but terrible E-book, June 30, 2010

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This review is from: Essentials of Economics, 5th Edition (Kindle Edition)

I was giddy with joy when I found out that this book could be ordered in Kindle format and I can take it around with me on my iPad. I had some technical problems at first, but those were easily resolved after some digging around.

I glanced through the paper version before I bought this, and it looked like a great good. But the E-book version sucked big time. It contained all of the non-essentials (like a picture of LeBron James), but failed to include ANY of the important graphics, such as the numerous charts explaining important economic principles.

How can the author (or the kid who operated the OCR to digitize this book) expect us to understand what's going on WITHOUT any of the vital graphs and charts?! This is terrible!! Epic fail to the 9th level!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Made the impossible possible, October 10, 2009

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This review is from: Essentials of Economics (Hardcover)

This textbook was assigned for a Graduate Economics course I am taking. I have no background in Economics so I was quite intimidated by the subject. But I have to say that the text is rather easy to read and the way that it is written makes it enjoyable. I really like the "quick quizzes" that are throughout the chapters. I utilize them to check to see if I have retained what I have read. It really helps me out when it comes to taking exams in class. I would highly recommend this text for other professors to use for their classes.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, December 21, 2008

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Mohammed Aidaros Alkaf (Saudi Arabia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essentials of Economics (Hardcover)

The book is so easy to understand. I recommend to buy the student guide as well. For Homework, it is a good idea for the instructor to assign homework from Aplia website. It is so fun to solve Homework using Aplia