For courses in the Principles of Economics This package includes MyEconLab(R) Introduces Students to the Basic Concepts of Economics with Timely, Engaging Stories and Applications Students enter their first economics course hoping to gain a better understanding of the world around them, but often leave with their questions unanswered. Economics: Principles, Applications, and Tools is built upon the author's philosophy of using basic concepts of economics to explain a wide variety of timely, engaging, real-world economic applications. The Ninth Edition incorporates updated figures and data, while also emphasizing current topics of interest-including the severe economic downturn of recent years and the latest developments in economic thinking. It also includes newly refined Learning Objectives that introduce the concepts explored in each chapter, along with new applications and chapter-opening stories related to the most up-to-date developments in both macroeconomics and microeconomics. This package includes MyEconLab, an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results.Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. MyEconLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Please be sure you have the correct ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.
