Econversations: Today's Students Discuss Today's Issues (Pearson Series in Economics)

The goal of this text is to spark interest in key economics topics and start conversations that will unearth new solutions to old problems, helping readers see they really can make a difference in the world of economics. KEY TOPICS: Live Together, Die Alone: Competition, Cooperation, and International Trade; The War on the Economy: Stimulus Spending and Job "Creation"; (Don't) Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor ... : Labor Migration in the Land of the Free and Beyond; Profits in the Political Marketplace: The Secret to Your Success?; The $1,200 Sticks: Supply, Demand, and the Economics of Prohibition; All You Can Eat: Demand and Supply at the Healthcare Buffet; Green Is the New Black: Environmental Problems and Policy; Santa, Inc.: Firm Decisions and the Pursuit of Profit; Spiking the Punch: Financial Markets, Principals, Agents, and Moral Hazard; Stairway to ... Sweatshops?: What Foreign Factories Mean for You, Me, and the Developing World; Why Men Love Tools: Poverty at the Personal and National Levels; Land of the Free: Regulation, Redistribution, and Rights MARKET: For anyone interested in learning more about economics through the thought-provoking perspective of students.