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Principles of Economics

Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: South-Western College, 2008, 904pp, 5th ed.

Mankiw's Principles of Economics continues to be the most popular and widely used introductory textbook in the Economics classroom. With its clear and engaging writing style, this textbook continues to be one of the most popular books on economics available today. Mankiw emphasizes material that you're likely to find interesting about the economy (particularly if you're studying economics for the first time), including real-life scenarios, useful facts, and the many ways economic concepts play a role in the decisions you make every day. Designed for a two-semester introductory course in economics, this textbook covers both micro- and macroeconomics.
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Video Lectures - Economics

Author: Timothy Taylor
Publisher: Teaching Company, 2005, 36pp, 3rd ed.

We are all economists—when we work, buy, save, invest, pay taxes, and vote. It repays us many times over to be good economists. Economic issues are active in our lives every day. Economics, 3rd Edition, will help you think about and discuss these and other economic issues that affect you and the nation every day—interest rates, unemployment, personal investing, budget deficits, globalization, and many more—with a greater level of knowledge and sophistication.