Economics Today

by Roger LeRoy Miller

Book Overview

For courses in General Economics. Economics brought to life through real-world application People learn best when they see concepts applied to examples from their everyday lives, so Economics Today... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0132554615
• ISBN13: 9780132554619
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Pearson Addison/Wesley
• Length: 748 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.7" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Reasonable Textbook

This textbook was assigned by an online Macroeconomics course I took. It was a pretty good book, but not outstanding. It was easy to read and very comprehensive, but also somewhat tough in that it was a self-directed course and I had no desire to pick up the text to study. It just wasn't that engaging. I did come away from reading our assigned readings with a reasonable knowledge of the subject, If your teacher requires this book, or some version of it, you are lucky, as I can imagine other texts obscuring the content considerably. This presents it in a straightforward way that the average non-economics major can grasp, and if dilligent, walk away with an A or B (I'm an art major)... but there was nothing about the text that really made it deserving of five stars. I've read better textbooks. It was a "reasonable" textbook. Nothing more, nothing less.

Real World Economics

This book is a MUST KEEP, it can be referenced for other MBA classes. This book is well written, explains 99% of concepts to the average person. I have used this book in several of my other MBA program courses. It is a book that should be saved, not re-sold to the campus book stores, you will see its value later on when you need it again.

Simple, to the point.

A lot of economics texts you will come across will be filled with a plethora of pointless information. This text gets to the point and helps you understand the basic concepts of economics. It also showcases stories at the beginning of each chapter to put the concepts in real world perspective. Its very simple, to the point with just enough graphs, tables, and real world applications to make it a fun, quick, and highly informative read.

Effective and engaging

Has a real knack for conveying complex economic concepts quickly and systematically with little effort. E.g., only a few minutes after reading the Keynesian perspective on fiscal policy I was able to graph and explain how equilibrium changes are affected by government spending. Not having an economics background I find this book remarkable!

Economics simplified for students

Roger LeRoy Miller has improved the quality of Economics today from last year. The book is very resourceful and if used for a class, no student will do poorly in the class. The definitions and data are presented clearly. Economics Today looks at the economy of today and of the past and shows what is beneficial for the economy and what is not. This excellent book has helped me learn all the content and leaning me to consider a major in economics.