Part I Introduction 1: Five Foundations of Economics 2: Model Building and Gains from Trade Appendix 2A: Graphs in Economics Part II The Role of Markets 3: The Market at Work: Supply and Demand Appendix 3A: Changes in Both Demand and Supply 4: Elasticity 5: Market Outcomes and Tax Incidence 6: Price Controls 7: Market Inefficiencies: Externalities and Public Goods Part III The Theory of the Firm 8: Business Costs and Production 9: Firms in a Competitive Market 10: Understanding Monopoly 11: Price Discrimination 12: Monopolistic Competition and Advertising 13: Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior Part IV Labor Markets and Earnings 14: The Demand and Supply of Resources 15: Income, Inequality, and Poverty Part V Special Topics in Microeconomics 16: Consumer Choice Appendix 16A: Indifference Curve Analysis 17: Behavioral Economics and Risk Taking 18: Health Insurance and Health Care 19: International Trade |