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Economics by Example

Second Edition ©2016 David A. Anderson

Economics by Example introduces the principles of economics with enticing, real-life applications. The goal is to help readers understand how their lives are immersed in economics as they learn critical concepts. The thirty chapters address hot topics such as globalization, Internet piracy...

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ISBN:9781319020880

Cover: Economics by Example, 2nd Edition by David A. Anderson

Applies economic principles to real-life situations

Economics by Example introduces the principles of economics with enticing, real-life applications. The goal is to help readers understand how their lives are immersed in economics as they learn critical concepts. The thirty chapters address hot topics such as globalization, Internet piracy, legal reform, outsourcing, environmental policy, immigration, and big-box retailing, all within the framework of economic principles.

In a refreshing pedagogical approach, stories rather than diagrams explain economic concepts in the context of choices and policies relevant to today’s students. The explanations are lively, surprising, and replete with solid economic content. Each chapter ends with a set of discussion-starting questions to encourage in-class reflections and debates.

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David Anderson introduces students to economics concepts through real-life observations and applications…. without graphs or formulas!

Serves as a source of additional explanations, applications, and provocation.

Packaged for free with Krugman’s Economics for AP® Second Edition or Krugman’s Macroeconomics for AP® Second Edition.

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David Anderson

David A. Anderson, Ph.D., has been involved in AP® programs and leadership since 1994, including service on the National Advisory Board for AP® Business Principles and as the chief reader for AP® Economics or AP® Microeconomics for five years. An experienced instructor of business principles and entrepreneurship, Anderson is the Paul G. Blazer Professor of Business and Economics at Centre College. He has won awards for excellence and innovation in the classroom. He received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his MA and PhD from Duke University. He earned a graduate certificate in innovation and entrepreneurship from the Harvard Extension School and an M.B.A. from the University of the People. He also has experience in retail management and banking. Anderson has authored or co-authored dozens of scholarly articles and 18 books, including Economics for the AP® Course, Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management, and The Light in the Library Basement: A Personal Finance Mystery Story. His research topics include stock markets, wages, unemployment compensation, pedagogy, and the cost of crime. His favorite hobby is long-distance running. He resides with his family in Danville, Kentucky.