Everyday Economics: Honest Answers to Tough Questions

Lawrence H. Officer

mag 2009 · Venduto da St. Martin's Press

Informazioni su questo ebook

From how the current crisis happened to the role of banks to how money works, this book addresses complex ideas in an easy to understand Q&A format with lively prose. With examples throughout from personal finance issues such as how to negotiate the best price for a car, and should you buy a warranty for a new computer, to big picture questions that affect our national and global economy such as: What is deflation and inflation? How does monetary policy really work? How does a corporation actually go bankrupt?

Informazioni sull'autore

Lawrence H. Officer is Professor of Economics at University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author or editor of 14 books; and the author of many articles in professional journals, as well as numerous book chapters, book reviews, encyclopedia contributions, and Internet essays. He is co-founder and Director of Research of MeasuringWorth.com.