Applied Economics : Thinking Beyond Stage One

Politics versus economics -- Free and unfree labor -- The economics of medical care -- The economics of housing -- Risky business -- The economics of immigration -- The economics of discrimination -- The economic development of nations.;The ideal companion volume to the acclaimed "Basic Economics" shows how economic decisions turn out in practical terms. This revised edition of Applied Economics is about fifty percent larger than the first edition. It now includes a chapter on the economics of immigration and new sections of other chapters on such topics as the “creative” financing of home-buying that led to the current “subprime” mortgage crisis, the economics of organ transplants, and the political and economic incentives that lead to money earmarked for highways being diverted to mass transit and to a general neglect of infrastructure. On these and other topics, its examples are drawn from around the world. Much material in the first edition has been updated and supplemented. The revised and enlarged edition of Applied Economics retains the easy readability of the first edition, even for people with no prior knowledge of economics The application of economics to major contemporary real world problems -- housing, medical care, discrimination, the economic development of nations -- is the theme of this new book that tackles these and other issues head on in plain language, as distinguished from the usual jargon of economists. It examines economic policies not simply in terms of their immediate effects but also in terms of their later repercussions, which are often very different and longer lasting. The interplay of politics with economics is another theme of Applied Economics, whose examples are drawn from experiences around the world, showing how similar incentives and constraints tend to produce similar outcomes among very disparate peoples and cultures. "Applied Economics" (ISSN: 0003-6846) is a journal published 15 times a year by Routledge, a division of Taylor and Francis Group, an international academic publisher. A sample copy, instructions for authors, subscription details, and the tables of contents of previous issues are available online. The journal publishes articles on the application of economic analyses to specific problems in both the public and private sectors. Taylor and Francis Group provides the information and offers abstracting details for the journal Now revised and updated—the acclaimed companion volume to the hugely successful Basic Economics , by one of America's most revered economists.