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Brief Contents PART I: INTRODUCTION What is Economics? The Economic Problem PART II: HOW MARKETS WORK Demand and Supply Elasticity Efficiency And Equity Government Actions in Markets Global markets in Action PART III: HOUSEHOLDS' CHOICES Utility and Demand Possibilities, Preferences, and Choices PART IV: FIRMS AND MARKETS Organizing Production Output and Costs Perfect Competition Monopoly Monopolistic Competition Oligopoly PART V: MARKET FAILURE AND GOVERNMENT Public Choices, Public Goods, and Healthcare Externalities PART VI: FACTOR MARKETS, INEQUALITY, AND UNCERTAINTY Markets for Factors of Production Economic Inequality Uncertainty and Information