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Economics (other)
Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ... is a social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics may also refer to: Books * '' Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies'' * ''Economics'' (textbook), a textbook by American economists Paul Samuelson and William Nordhaus * ''Economics'' (Aristotle), sometimes referred to as ''The Economics'', a work traditionally ascribed to Aristotle {{disambig Economics disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economics
Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of Agent (economics), economic agents and how economy, economies work. Microeconomics analyses what is viewed as basic elements within economy, economies, including individual agents and market (economics), markets, their interactions, and the outcomes of interactions. Individual agents may include, for example, households, firms, buyers, and sellers. Macroeconomics analyses economies as systems where production, distribution, consumption, savings, and Expenditure, investment expenditure interact; and the factors of production affecting them, such as: Labour (human activity), labour, Capital (economics), capital, Land (economics), land, and Entrepreneurship, enterprise, inflation, economic growth, and public policies that impact gloss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economics (textbook)
''Economics'' (''Economics: An Introductory Analysis'' in later editions) is an introductory textbook by American economists Paul Samuelson and William Nordhaus. The textbook was first published in 1948, and has appeared in nineteen different editions, the most recent in 2009. It was the bestselling economics textbook for many decades and still remains popular, selling over 300,000 copies of each edition from 1961 through 1976. The book has been translated into forty-one languages and in total has sold over four million copies. ''Economics'' was written entirely by Samuelson until the 12th edition (2001). Newer editions have been revised with others, including Nordhaus for the 17th edition (2001) and afterwards. Influence ''Economics'' has been called a "canonical textbook", and the development of mainstream economic thought has been traced by comparing the fourteen editions under Samuelson's editing. ''Economics'' coined the term "neoclassical synthesis" and popularized the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economics (Aristotle)
The ''Economics'' (; ) is a work ascribed to Aristotle. Most modern scholars attribute it to a student of Aristotle or of his successor Theophrastus. Pomeroy, Sarah B. (1994). ''Xenophon. Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary'', p. 68. Oxford University PressPreview . Introduction The title of this work means "household management" and is derived from the Greek word, οἶκος, ''oikos'', meaning "house/household". The term includes household finance as it is commonly known today and also defines the roles members of the household should have. In a broad sense the household is the beginning to economics as a whole. The natural, everyday activities of maintaining a house are essential to the beginnings of economy. From farming, cleaning, and cooking to hiring workers and guarding your property, the household can offer a model for a modern understanding of society. The two books that comprise this treatise explore the meaning of economics while showing that it has many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
