Introductory Economics (Fourth Edition)

- Short one-concept chapters so that students can easily digest the material. However, the concepts are explained more fully than most competing texts- Clear, lucid style applied to logical, straightforward explanation of the material- There is a conscientious effort to integrate material between chapters. Module introductions, chapter introductions and summaries are used to link and integrate chapters- Flexibility. One-concept chapters make it easy for the instructor to select the desired material- There is one chapter each on demand, supply, equilibrium and elasticity. Other texts devote at most two chapters to this material- The production possibilities chapter provides a clear exposition which sharply contrasts with the cursory style of many other textbooks- An even balance between micro and macro- More end of the chapter questions as a result of more chapters. Most texts will only ask a question or two on demand before moving on to the next topic. We provide more questions per topic