TY - BOOK AU - Sexton, Robert L. AU - ED - ED - ED - ED - SN - 0324223943 (pbk.);9780324223941 (pbk.);0534558534 (Infotrac college edition : the online library);9780534558536 (Infotrac college edition : the online library);0324205929 (Xtra!);9780324205923 (Xtra!) SN - 2 PY - 2005///];copyright 2005.46 CY - Mason, Ohio PB - Thomson/South-Western KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Economics N1 - Includes index; The role and method of economics -- The economic way of thinking -- Scarcity, trade-offs, and economic growth -- Supply and demand -- Bringing supply and demand together -- Elasticities -- Market efficiency and welfare -- Market failure and public choice -- Macroeconomic goals -- Measuring economic performance -- Economic growth in the global economy -- Investment and saving -- Aggregate demand and aggregate supply -- Fiscal policy -- Money and the banking system -- The Federal Reserve system and monetary policy -- Issues in macroeconomic theory and policy -- International trade -- International finance; 5 ER -