This Global Edition has been edition to include enhancements making it more relevant to students outside the United States. The editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the globe to include among other items:
- New! New global making A Connection cases on topics such as Singapore’s petrol price
rollercoaster, and whether host countries in the Middle East should protect migrant workers
- New! Revised Solved Problems
Hubbard and O’Brien is the only book that motivates students to learn economics through real business examples. The #1 question students of economics ask themselves is: “Why am I here, and will I ever use this?” Hubbard and O’Brien answer this question by giving an up to date discussion of the financial crisis and demonstrating that real businesses use economics to make real decisions every day.
Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Markets in Action
Part 3 Firms in the Domestic and International Economies
Part 4 Microeconomic Foundations: Consumers and Firms
Part 5 Market Structure and Firm Strategy
Part 6 Markets for Factors of Production
Part 7 Information, Taxes, and the Distribution of Income