Macroeconomy, The: Private Choices, Public Actions, and Aggregate Outcomes

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A good book but requires a little more balance.......2003-07-11

This is a good book at an intermediate level. It attempts to discuss the main macroeconomic issues, with an emphasis on the analysis underlying the policies. The book is written with clarity and is user-friendly.

The balance of the analysis appears to be tilted towards the monetarist school, especially in the discussion of inflation and the "natural" rate of unemployment. McElroy regards this as the mainstream view, and underemphasizes opposing approaches, especially the Keynesian. In doing this, he disregards some crucial questions, such as how would we know we were at the "natural" rate, and also the empirical fact that estimates of the natural rate have differed so much as to be professionally embarrassing.

This is, nevertheless, a book that is well worth reading. I hope that subsequent editions will rectify the balance of the policy discussions. The book would also gain by an enlarged examination of empirical studies of the concepts discussed.

A very good textbook to lear Macroeconomics.......1999-12-07

Although this book is an intermediate textbook for macroeconomics, it is more integrated and analytical than other similar textbooks. The book seems a little harder to read than some books, but it can provide you a more solid background and a better understanding for macroeconomics. It has very clear theme underlying the book: first lets you know the models and then tells you how to use the models to analyze the macroeconomic problems. keynesian theory is the focus of the book. Finallly, if the book can include more case study, it would be better.

A great way to learn the intricacies of the economy.......1998-08-07

McElroy presents great examples and real world ideas to the subject. Using technical analysis as well as the topics that are interesting to us all, he makes the subject very well rounded.

Instuctor's Manual:Macroeconomy: Private Choices, Public Actions, and Aggregate Outcomes (Instuctor's Manual:Macroeconomy: Private Choices, Public Actions, and Aggregate Outcomes)

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Instuctor's Manual:Macroeconomy: Private Choices, Public Actions, and Aggregate Outcomes (Instuctor's Manual:Macroeconomy: Private Choices, Public Actions, and Aggregate Outcomes)

Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Pamphlet
ASIN: 002378802X

Macroeconomy, The: Private Choices, Public Actions, and Aggregate Outcomes

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Macroeconomy, The: Private Choices, Public Actions, and Aggregate Outcomes
Michael B. McElroy
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O8PG7K

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The cottage industry of France enjoyed enormous growth from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Through an intensive analysis of the social and economic impact of the expansion of this female-dominated industry, Gay Gullickson broadens our understanding of the variety and complexity of proto-industrial regions and of the proto-industrial processes. Focusing on the village of Auffay, located in the pays de Caux, a thriving agricultural region, Gullickson recreates the experiences of the women and men who spun and wove for the urban putting-out merchants. Social analysis of local memoirs, government reports, notarial and judicial records, and village cahiers de doléances, enables Gullickson to offer a more nuanced and accurate view of the causes and consequences of the expansion of the cottage textile industry in the pre-factory era. Her study is further enhanced by a quantitative analysis based primarily on the reconstitution of the families of the 727 couples who married in Auffay between 1750 and 1850.

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This book is a "how to" book for the project team charged with implementing a compliance labeling project or studying the project prior to making a recommendation to management regarding compliance. This book is also applicable to companies who are mandating that their vendors provide bar codes on their products.

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The art of great speech-making is a gift that can be learned!

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The author, George Kops, November 6, 1998.......1998-11-07

Have you ever listened to a presentation that was so boring you wanted to fall asleep? Have you ever given a presentation that was so boring your audience went to sleep? I have been in both situations and it is not fun. So how can you make your presentations better? "Great Speakers Aren't Born" will answer the question for you. It was written after I had gained considerable experience as a speaker and conducted thousands of seminars on presentation skills. The concepts in the book will make it easier for you to organize and deliver the best presentations you have ever done. It covers all of the elements to take you from your current level to a much higher plane. Organization, visuals, dialogue, questions and answers, and delivery are some of the important topics discussed. You'll enjoy the journey of enhancing your presentation skills and seeing how powerful this information can be in influencing your audiences. Have a good read!

Great Speakers Aren't Born: The Complete Guide to Winning Presentations

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Great Speakers Aren't Born: The Complete Guide to Winning Presentations
George & Worth, Richard Kops
Manufacturer: Lifetime Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O6OEZM

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A 192-page book, Real-Resumes for Career Changers shows actual resumes and cover letters that helped real people change fields or industries. At a time when research shows that most working people have three distinctly different careers, at last there is a book which reveals the successful techniques involved in changing fields. Real-Resumes for Career Changers is based on the philosophy that an effective career-change resume must build bridges to new opportunities. The Table of Contents is designed to show individuals in varying degrees of career change and seeking different goals: finding a new career after motherhood, finding a new product to sell or represent, finding a completely different type of work to do, seeking a change but staying in the same industry, changing fields with absolutely no idea whats next, changing fields with a pretty good idea about whats ahead, and changing from self-employment to something totally different. Each resume and its companion cover letter shown is a picture of a successful career change, and the theory behind the book is that a picture is worth a thousand words. Real-Resumes Series editor Anne McKinney believes strongly that career-change resumes are the most unusual and most creative because they are selling potential rather than experience.

All resumes in the book are one page in length, and all resumes are accompanied by a companion cover letter. The book begins with a brief section explaining the most effective job-hunting approachthe direct approach. This unique how-to book does not simply tell how to write an effective career-change resume and cover letter; it shows how in page after page of meaty examples.

Other titles in the series being released in the year 2000 are: Real-Resumes for Teachers, Real-Resumes for Students, Real-Resumes for Sales, and Real Essays for College & Grad School.

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Too short to be worth much..........2006-03-25

This book is really a booklet, a tiny little document with 20 small pages of text. Though the information that it contains is good, there is so little that it is of negligible value. A few pages of simple text prevent Blue from engaging in any thoughtful depth. Rather, he throws out a few general concepts (debt is bad, buying expensive cars is bad, etc.) that should be common-sense. This might be a decent place to start for someone with virtually no understanding of basic financial principles, but even such a person will soon need to move on to something much more substantial.

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Avoiding Common Financial Mistakes
Ron Blue
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MUCDUI

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Many of the rules which determine premiums are understood only by employees in the audit and underwriting departments of insurance companies. The result is a built-in bias in the system which favors higher premiums.

CompControl was written by an industry insider -- a consultant who has saved clients more than $4 million in overcharges. His book reveals how the system really works and how you can make it work for you. The author provides easy-to-understand explanations of these key items:
* The classification system (and the common misuse of codes)
* Experience modification factors
* Payroll audits
* Rating bureaus
* Loss-sensitive plans

Simplify your workers' compensation process with 12 proven new strategies for controlling spiraling premiums. Included are 24 graphs and timetables to help you evaluate costs, and 20 case studies which illustrate ways you can locate and correct overpayment errors.

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The Nuts & Bolts of Workers Comp.......2000-01-10

Most employer-oriented books that I've seen on workers comp are usually anti-employee screeds in disguise. Not with Mr. Priz's book. He gives a business owner the hard facts on how to REALLY control his/her comp costs. And that starts with knowing what all the various WC 'adjustments' in your policy are, and how to systematically bring them into line with what the business claims experience is. All in all, a great book by a respected, seasoned premium analyst in the workers' comp industry.

A great resource for anyone interested in Workers' Comp........1998-02-28

I found CompControl to be a really useful resource on Workers' Compensation insurance. It explains the fundamentals of how Workers' Comp. insurance is priced, and then goes on to explain how overcharges can occur, and what can be done to prevent or correct them. Best of all, it's not written in an overly-dry way, as many technically-oriented books can be. This is an insurance book for non-insurance professionals who want to get an insider's knowledge of Workers' Comp. I think it would be very useful for business owners and managers of companies of all sizes.

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E-Commerce and V-Business examines the impact of the Internet and associated technologies on two related aspects of business: electronic commerce and virtual organisation.

Using a combination of recent theory and empirical evidence it demonstrates how forward thinking organisations are reaping considerable strategic advantage from exciting new business models in these areas. Such models require radical rethinking of many aspects of traditional business. The book covers many of the critical and contemporary issues stemming from these important new developments.

One of the first texts to explicitly recognize the converging aspects of electronic commerce and virtual organisation
An up-to-date, leading academic text involving an international team of experts
Packed with recent case studies illustrating how electronic commerce and virtual business have created significant strategic benefits

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New insight from some well-known academics.......2000-11-13

This one's great. It provides a fresh look at e-commerce and how businesses organize their virtual operations. It goes beyond the hype of guru texts and looks at real examples and frameworks to help understand them. Whilst I haven't really heard of some of these examples, others are well known - like KLM. It has academic depth, if that's what you want, and contributions from some famous and less well known professors.

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This annotated bibliography assists the reader in locating information about the United States Federal Trade Commission. The book is divided into four chapters, each reflecting the major functions and regulatory responsibilities of the FTC.

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Strategic and practical information for conducting business and investing in the country. Business opportunities, regulations, contacts and more.

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Fiji Investment & Business Guide
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities and regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

Fiji Mineral & Mining Sector Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)

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Fiji Mineral & Mining Sector Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)
USA IBP
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0739751166

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Strategic and practical information for conducting business. Mineral resources, regulations, investment & business opportunities, contacts

Fiji Gambling Industry Investment And Business Guide (World Government and Political Library)

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Fiji Gambling Industry Investment And Business Guide (World Government and Political Library)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0739744860

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Fiji Investment & Business Guide
Emerging Markets Investment Center
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 073970253X

Book Description

This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities, regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

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