Economics: Institutions and Analysis

Explore the role of the U.S. in the global economy

• Provides a systematic survey of both microeconomics and macroeconomics, with an emphasis on the major economic issues of American life today and a comparison of the American free-enterprise system with other global economic systems.
• Introduces the fundamental economic questions societies face.
• Focuses on the economic role of business, labor, consumers, and government, and how the United States fits into the global economy.
• Emphasizes the importance of early financial planning.
• Each chapter includes a multiple-choice exam followed by a set of critical thinking questions and most conclude with a skills exercise and suggested web sites to extend learning.
• Teacher Manual includes lesson plans with strategies for teaching and expanding the lesson, portfolio projects, and chapter and unit tests.