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Introduction to Microeconomics

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Introduction to Microeconomics

Fifth Edition   Dolan, © 2013, 504 pages

This seventh edition of Introduction to Microeconomics includes several changes that integrate it more smoothly into the world of e-learning. Much of the content is new, including new case studies and examples throughout the book; topics range from the latest controversies over climate change to trends in poverty and income distribution.

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Who really pays taxes? This sideshow explains why the person who is legally obligated to pay them is not always the person who bears the economic burden.
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About the Author

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Edwin G. Dolan, economist and educator, holds a PhD from Yale University. Early in his career, he was a member of the economics faculty at Dartmouth College, the University of Chicago, and George Mason University. From 1990 to 2013, he taught at a number of schools in Europe, including the American Institute of Business and Economics in Moscow, Central European University in Budapest, the University of Economics in Prague, and the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. Since 2017, he has been a Senior Fellow at Niskanen Center, a think tank in Washington, DC.

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Welcome to the webpage for Dolan's Introduction to Microeconomics. This webpage allows you to view sample chapters from the textbook, study guide and supplementary material. In addition, you can view the table of contents, read the preface, and learn more about the author and the successful history of Introduction to Macroeconomics, which is now being published as the most affordable introductory economics textbook on the market.

New To This Edition:

First, the book has a new look with more color and more pictures. The new design is not just decorative - it also makes the analytical graphics more readable.
Second, the book has a new style. There revised text makes the language more active with shorter sentences, shorter paragraphs, and shorter chapters. Chapter titles are more descriptive and less technical.
With all these changes, the book now reads less like a series of journal articles and more like something students might actually want to read.

In addition to a more inviting presentation, much of the content is new. Much has happened in the U.S. and global economies since the fourth edition came out almost three years ago. Here are some of the key changes:

The job of picking up the pieces from the 2008 financial crisis is underway.
There are also new case studies and examples in every chapter,

Every week, Ed Dolan's Econ Blog provides new material to both students and instructors. The blog's Resource Center for Teaching Economics, found at dolanecon.blogspot.com, brings regular posts on micro- and macroeconomic topics. A Topic Index and Course Planning Guide helps instructors and students find relevant older posts by grouping them in a way that reflects the sequence of a typical economics course.

In addition to original material, the blog regularly features links to news items, articles from the business press, government documents, and other material relevant to the course. Students and instructors can also follow @DolanEcon on Twitter to keep up with the latest economic news.
Instructors and students are also invited to suggest topics for blog posts or submit guest posts of their own on favorite subjects.

Finally, this edition recognizes the fact that instructors no longer rely solely on blackboards and photocopied handouts as teaching aids. Most instructors now regularly use slide shows, smartboards, and videos in class, and course Web sites to help students with their studying between classes.


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