PART 1 A Panorama
LECTURE 1
An Introduction to Economics
Texts：
Who Gets What， and How?
Why Do I Choose to Study Economics?
LECTURE 2
Approaching Microeconomics
Texts：
The Themes of Microeconomics
Markets
LECTURE 3
Approaching Macroeconomics
Texts：
Macroeconomic Goals
GDP—A Measure of Output
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PART 2 Great Minds
LECTURE 4
Adam Smith—Father of Economics
Texts：
Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand
Two Insights from The Wealth of Nations
LECTURE 5
Alfred Marshall and Neoclassical Economics
Texts：
The Neoclassical School—Alfred Marshall
Elasticity of Demand and Elasticity of Supply
LECTURE 6
Keynes and the Keynesian Economics
Texts：
The Keynesian School—John Maynard Keynes
Preface to The General Theory of Employment，
Interest and Money
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PART 3 Insights
LECTURE 7
Individual Decisions
Texts：
How Do People Make Decisions?
Economic Principles and Environmental Decisions
LECTURE 8
Market Behavior
Texts：
How People Interact
The Stock Market
LECTURE 9
Government Policy
Texts：
How Does the Economy as a Whole Work?
How Does Government Re
Affect Your Life?
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PART 4 Academic Study and Communication
LECTURE 10
Graphs
Texts：
Graph of the Demand Curve
Key Concepts and Skills
LECTURE 11
Research Methods
Texts：
The Nature of Business and Ma
Research
Dissertation Formats in Economics
LECTURE 12
Research Publication
Texts：
Writing for Peer-Reviewed Journals
Types of Graduate Schools and Degrees
Economics
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