Common Sense Economics

Author : James D. Gwartney
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781250106957

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Common Sense Economics by James D. Gwartney Pdf

With the global economy recovering from a steep recession, and with that recovery challenging our long-held ideas about what careers and the market can be, learning the basics of economics has never been more essential. Principles such as gains from trade, the role of profit and loss, and the secondary effects of government spending, taxes, and borrowing risk continue to be critically important to the way America's economy functions, and critically important to understand for those hoping to further their professional lives - even their personal lives. Common Sense Economics discusses key points and theories, using them to show how any reader can make wiser personal choices and form more informed positions on policy. Now in its third edition, this fully updated classic from James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Dwight R. Lee, and Tawni H. Ferrarini reflects on the recession and the progress that's been made since the crash; it offers insight into political processes and the many ways in which economics informs policy, illuminating our world and what might be done to make it better.

Author : James D. Gwartney,Richard L. Stroup,Dwight R. Lee,Tawni Hunt Ferrarini
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781429955980

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Common Sense Economics by James D. Gwartney,Richard L. Stroup,Dwight R. Lee,Tawni Hunt Ferrarini Pdf

"The authors tell us what everyone should know about economics in language we can all understand. It's refreshing when four of the best in the profession avoid the all-too-common practice of writing in a code that only other economists can comprehend." ---Robert McTeer, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas With the global economy recovering from a steep recession, those who fail to grasp basic economic principles such as gains from trade, the role of profit and loss, and the secondary effects of government spending, taxes, and borrowing risk falling behind in their professional careers--even their personal lives. Common Sense Economics discusses key principles and uses them to show how to make wise personal and policy choices. This new edition of a classic from James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Dwight R. Lee, and Tawni H. Ferrarini, with reflections on the recent recession and the policy response to it, illuminates our world and what might be done to make it better.

Author : L. Albert Hahn
Publisher : Ludwig von Mises Institute
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Economics
ISBN : 9781610165143

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Common Sense Economics by L. Albert Hahn Pdf

Author : Michael Walden
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780313051326

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Smart Economics by Michael Walden Pdf

Budget deficits, gas prices, health care costs, social security, job security.... Anxiety over the economy pervades our daily lives—from reports on the early morning newscasts to gossip around the water cooler to dinner table debate. Yet most citizens are woefully ignorant when it comes to understanding how the economy works and how to interpret the impact of policies and business decisions. It's easy to slip into generalities: government spending is wasteful, taxes are too high, good-paying jobs are being shipped overseas, Americans don't save enough. Other issues become hijacked by political partisans to advance their agendas: trade must be fair!, tax cuts will pay for themselves!, there will be no money left in the social security till after the baby boomers loot it! In Smart Economics, Michael Walden provides an antidote: take 50 of today's top economic issues and explain their meaning, implications, and potential solutions in a logical, straightforward, commonsense, and non-partisan way. Has Government Spending Been Out of Control? Is Profit Bad? Walden applies basic economic concepts and logical argumentation to help readers get their bearings—to separate fact from fiction and ultimately make better economic decisions themselves. The result is an entertaining and highly informative introduction to economic principles and their influence on our behavior. In Smart Economics, Michael Walden provides an antidote: take 50 of today's top economic issues and explain their meaning, implications, and potential solutions in a logical, straightforward, commonsense, and non-partisan way. From Has Government Spending Been out of Control? to Is Profit Bad? to Why Are Pro Sports Stars Paid So Much? Walden demystifies the dismal science, using basic concepts and logical argumentation to help readers get their bearings—to separate fact from fiction and ultimately make better decisions, when it comes to spending, investing, saving, and voting. The result is an entertaining and informative introduction to economic principles and their influence on our behavior.

Author : James Gwartney,Richard Stroup,Dwight Lee,Tawni Ferrarini,Randall Filer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1952729122

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Common Sense Economics by James Gwartney,Richard Stroup,Dwight Lee,Tawni Ferrarini,Randall Filer Pdf

Author : James Stone
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780544749658

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5 Easy Theses by James Stone Pdf

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A business leader and esteemed economic thinker outlines simple solutions to America’s five most pressing public policy issues, from healthcare to education to inequality. America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable, but some we are entirely capable of solving. In Five Easy Theses, James M. Stone presents specific, common-sense solutions to a handful of our most pressing challenges, showing how simple it would be to shore up Social Security, rein in an out-of-control financial sector, reduce inequality, and make healthcare and education better and more affordable. The means are right in front of us, Stone explains, in various policy options that — if implemented — could preserve or enhance government revenue while also channeling the national economy toward the greater good. Accessible and thought provoking, Five Easy Theses reveals that a more democratic, prosperous America is well within our reach.

Author : Ben Carlson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119024927

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A Wealth of Common Sense by Ben Carlson Pdf

A simple guide to a smarter strategy for the individual investor A Wealth of Common Sense sheds a refreshing light on investing, and shows you how a simplicity-based framework can lead to better investment decisions. The financial market is a complex system, but that doesn't mean it requires a complex strategy; in fact, this false premise is the driving force behind many investors' market "mistakes." Information is important, but understanding and perspective are the keys to better decision-making. This book describes the proper way to view the markets and your portfolio, and show you the simple strategies that make investing more profitable, less confusing, and less time-consuming. Without the burden of short-term performance benchmarks, individual investors have the advantage of focusing on the long view, and the freedom to construct the kind of portfolio that will serve their investment goals best. This book proves how complex strategies essentially waste these advantages, and provides an alternative game plan for those ready to simplify. Complexity is often used as a mechanism for talking investors into unnecessary purchases, when all most need is a deeper understanding of conventional options. This book explains which issues you actually should pay attention to, and which ones are simply used for an illusion of intelligence and control. Keep up with—or beat—professional money managers Exploit stock market volatility to your utmost advantage Learn where advisors and consultants fit into smart strategy Build a portfolio that makes sense for your particular situation You don't have to outsmart the market if you can simply outperform it. Cut through the confusion and noise and focus on what actually matters. A Wealth of Common Sense clears the air, and gives you the insight you need to become a smarter, more successful investor.

Author : James D. Gwartney,Richard Stroup,Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publisher : The Fraser Institute
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 9780889751606

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What Everyone Should Know about Economics and Prosperity by James D. Gwartney,Richard Stroup,Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.) Pdf

From the Introduction: We realize that your time is valuable. Most of you do not want to spend a lot of time learning new terms, memorizing formulas, or mastering details that are important only to professional economists. What you want are the insights of economics that really matter - those that will help you make better personal choices and enhance your understanding of our complex world. And you want those insights to be presented in a concise, organized and readable manner, with a minimum of economics jargon. This short book attempts to meet both of these objectives.

Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780786722709

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Applied Economics by Thomas Sowell Pdf

The application of economics to major contemporary real world problems -- housing, medical care, discrimination, the economic development of nations -- is the theme of this new book that tackles these and other issues head on in plain language, as distinguished from the usual jargon of economists. It examines economic policies not simply in terms of their immediate effects but also in terms of their later repercussions, which are often very different and longer lasting. The interplay of politics with economics is another theme of Applied Economics, whose examples are drawn from experiences around the world, showing how similar incentives and constraints tend to produce similar outcomes among very disparate peoples and cultures.

Author : Henry Hazlitt
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780307760623

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Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt Pdf

With over a million copies sold, Economics in One Lesson is an essential guide to the basics of economic theory. A fundamental influence on modern libertarianism, Hazlitt defends capitalism and the free market from economic myths that persist to this day. Considered among the leading economic thinkers of the “Austrian School,” which includes Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich (F.A.) Hayek, and others, Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), was a libertarian philosopher, an economist, and a journalist. He was the founding vice-president of the Foundation for Economic Education and an early editor of The Freeman magazine, an influential libertarian publication. Hazlitt wrote Economics in One Lesson, his seminal work, in 1946. Concise and instructive, it is also deceptively prescient and far-reaching in its efforts to dissemble economic fallacies that are so prevalent they have almost become a new orthodoxy. Economic commentators across the political spectrum have credited Hazlitt with foreseeing the collapse of the global economy which occurred more than 50 years after the initial publication of Economics in One Lesson. Hazlitt’s focus on non-governmental solutions, strong — and strongly reasoned — anti-deficit position, and general emphasis on free markets, economic liberty of individuals, and the dangers of government intervention make Economics in One Lesson every bit as relevant and valuable today as it has been since publication.

Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780465026302

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Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowell Pdf

Economic Facts and Fallacies exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues-and does so in a lively manner and without requiring any prior knowledge of economics by the reader. These include many beliefs widely disseminated in the media and by politicians, such as mistaken ideas about urban problems, income differences, male-female economic differences, as well as economics fallacies about academia, about race, and about Third World countries. One of the themes of Economic Facts and Fallacies is that fallacies are not simply crazy ideas but in fact have a certain plausibility that gives them their staying power-and makes careful examination of their flaws both necessary and important, as well as sometimes humorous. Written in the easy-to-follow style of the author's Basic Economics, this latest book is able to go into greater depth, with real world examples, on specific issues.

Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780465056842

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Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell Pdf

The bestselling citizen's guide to economics Basic Economics is a citizen's guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems: capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on. In readable language, he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the goals they proclaim. With clear explanations of the entire field, from rent control and the rise and fall of businesses to the international balance of payments, this is the first book for anyone who wishes to understand how the economy functions. This fifth edition includes a new chapter explaining the reasons for large differences of wealth and income between nations. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.

Author : James Gwartney,Richard Stroup,Dwight Lee,Tawni Ferrarini,Randall Filer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1952729157

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Common Sense Economics by James Gwartney,Richard Stroup,Dwight Lee,Tawni Ferrarini,Randall Filer Pdf

Author : Albert L. Hahn
Publisher : Ludwig von Mises Institute
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Economics
ISBN : 1933550694

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Common Sense Economics by Albert L. Hahn Pdf

Author : Robert Craig Sproul
Publisher : Tolle Lege Press (WV)
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Economics
ISBN : 1607021501

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Biblical Economics by Robert Craig Sproul Pdf

Americans are obsessed with money, yet understand little of the workings of economics. Worse yet is the fact that what we think we know is just plain wrong. Politicians and special interest groups benefit from this ignorance while the American people slip deeper into debt and financial slavery. Biblical Economics offers clear, straightforward, and biblically grounded explanations of the basic principles of economic activity. Dr. Sproul examines the many way in which God provides us with our daily bread and helps the reader discover certainty in uncertain times. - Back cover.