Name: OCR A Level Economics (4th edition)
Price: 69.59 USD
ISBN: 9781510459885

Hodder Education

Peter Smith

OCR A Level Economics (4th edition)

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With its closely aligned content and structure, this textbook will equip your students for the refreshed OCR A-level and AS Economics specifications.

- All new practice questions at the end of each chapter, featuring multiple choice, stimulus and essay questions
- New knowledge check question feature, testing student understanding throughout
- New case studies, facts and figures and practical exercises reflecting recent economic developments
- Charts and graphs to give students a strong grounding in economic theory and strengthen their skills in applying those concepts at A-level
- Manageable learning objectives matched to the specification and summaries of the key findings at the end to encourage students to take control of their study

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English

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9781510459885

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Contents

Introduction

Section 1 Microeconomics

Part 1 How competitive markets work

Chapter 1 The economic problem and opportunity cost

Chapter 2 The allocation of resources, specialisation and trade

Part 2 The role of markets

Chapter 3 Demand

Chapter 4 Supply

Chapter 5 The interaction of markets

Chapter 6 Elasticity

Chapter 7 Prices, resource allocation and concept of the margin

Chapter 8 Market failure and externalities

Chapter 9 Market failure: information failure and public goods

Chapter 10 Government intervention and government failure

Part 3 Business objectives

Chapter 11 Costs, economies of scale, revenue and profit

Chapter 12 Objectives of business

Part 4 Market structures

Chapter 13 Market structure: perfect competition

Chapter 14 Market structure: monopoly

Chapter 15 Monopolistic competition, oligopoly and contestable markets

Part 5 The labour market

Chapter 16 The demand for labour

Chapter 17 The supply of labour

Chapter 18 The interaction of labour markets

Section 2 Macroeconomics

Part 6 Aggregate demand and aggregate supply

Chapter 19 The circular flow of income and aggregate demand

Chapter 20 Aggregate supply and the interaction of aggregate demand and supply

Chapter 21 The multiplier and the accelerator

Part 7 Economic policy objectives

Chapter 22 Economic growth

Chapter 23 Development

Chapter 24 Employment

Chapter 25 Inflation

Chapter 26 The balance of payments

Chapter 27 Exchange rates

Chapter 28 Trends in macroeconomic indicators

Chapter 29 Income distribution and welfare

Part 8 Implementing policy

Chapter 30 Fiscal policy

Chapter 31 Monetary policy

Chapter 32 Supply-side policy

Chapter 33 The Phillips curve and policy conflicts

Part 9 The global context

Chapter 34 International trade

Chapter 35 Globalisation

Chapter 36 Trade policies and negotiations

Part 10 The financial sector

Chapter 37 Money and interest rates

Chapter 38 The financial sector

Chapter 39 The central bank and financial regulation

Acknowledgements

Index

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