The Economics of Business

Front Matter....Pages 1-7
Introducing business economics....Pages 9-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Introducing markets: demand and supply....Pages 27-36
Market price....Pages 37-50
More on markets....Pages 51-75
Market structures....Pages 76-95
Markets and the public interest....Pages 96-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
International trade....Pages 111-134
The balance of payments and the exchange rate....Pages 135-148
The domestic economy....Pages 149-176
Money, banking and monetary policy....Pages 177-203
Capital finance and labour markets....Pages 204-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
What makes business tick?....Pages 221-227
Risk in business....Pages 228-254
Economic thinking....Pages 255-261
Costs and production....Pages 262-285
Market demand and sales....Pages 286-308
Price fixing....Pages 309-323
Investment decisions....Pages 324-341
Back Matter....Pages 343-347