Invitation to Economics

<i>Invitation to Economics</i> empowers the reader to spot naive and spurious economic arguments by inculcating an intuitive ‘feel’ for economics. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>A unique and critical guide to understanding economic arguments in the media<br /> </li> <li>Focuses on microeconomics, specifically on the idea that economic policies often have important indirect effects<br /> </li> <li>Key ideas are applied repeatedly in numerous case studies drawn from newspapers and other media<br /> </li> <li>Economic principles are presented in an accessible and non-rigorous format using case studies<br /> </li> <li>Incorporates the value judgments and political judgments that underlie economic policies</li> </ul>