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Principles of Economics (Study Guide)

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I'm a professor of economics who has used Mankiw for both micro and macro for a number of years. Last fall, the publisher sent me a copy of the study guide and I admit that I am very impressed. While the readings might not be very useful if you're already reading the text...the problems are wonderful! I am a FIRM believer that students cannot fully learn economics unless they put pencil to paper and actually practice. The benefit of the material in this over the questions in the textbook is that it provides the ANSWERS. The answers are in the back of the book and are very helpful for understanding why the correct answer is correct.

I hesitate to give 5 stars because I think that some of the "advanced thinking" questions do not have one correct answer. Students could provide answers in a variety of ways that are correct and the answer key does not always acknowledge this fact.

Regardless, I think it's a VERY useful study tool and I plan to encourage my students to buy it as a way to achieve high grades in both macro and micro.

It's helpful but a bid too expensive. I mean if you read the book that's should be good enough. But if you don't read the textbook then the study guide would help you pass the class. I didn't really have time to read it. So if you think you think you need help on top of reading the textbook then this is good. If you are planning to read the textbook then the study guide is almost the same thing. Besides, no one really has the time to go finish all of the exercises. I just used the study guide's summary. The bottom line is buy it if you have time to use it (or complete it) or else it'd be a waste of money.

The presentation of this book is confusing. The book presented is the study guide to Mankiw's "Priciple of Economics" prepared by David Hakes, not a paperback Edition of the Hardcover Testbook. Caveat Emptor!