Applied Economics

Alan Griffiths, BA, MSc, is Reader in Economics in the Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University. Stuart Wall, BA, MSc, is Professor of Business and Economics Education in Anglia Ruskin University, and Head of the Department of International Business and Strategy. They are both authors of ‘Economics for Business and Management’, also published by Pearson.

• Changes in the economic structurePart I Theory of the firm Financial reports as a source of corporate informationFirm objectives and firm behaviourEntrepreneurship and small/medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Mergers and acquisitions in the growth of the firmOligopoly in theory and practiceThe multinational corporationPrivatization and deregulationBeyond markets: critical approaches to microeconomicsPart II Environmental, regional and social economics The economics of the environmentTransportHealth economicsDistribution of income and wealthTrade unions, wages and collective bargainingCorporate social and ethical responsibilityPart III Macroeconomics Consumption and savingInvestmentPublic expenditureTaxationMoney and monetary policyFinancial institutions and marketsInflationUnemploymentPart IV International economics GlobalizationExchange rates and trade performanceFree trade, regional trading blocs and protectionismThe European UnionThe BRIC economies: Brazil, Russia, India and ChinaGrowth and developmentManaging the global economy: post ‘credit crunch’