Everyday Economics: Honest Answers to Tough Questions

Lawrence H. Officer

may 2009 · Vendido por St. Martin's Press

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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?

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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.