Introduction
Part I: Economics : the science of how people deal with scarcity
Part II: Microeconomics: the theories of consumer and firm behavior
Part III: Applying the theories of microeconomics
Part IV: Macroeconomics: the science of economic growth and stability
Part V: The part of tens
Appendix: Glossary. Part 1: Economics : the science of how people deal with scarcity
1. Discovering what economics is and why you should care
2. Cookies or ice cream? Exploring consumer choices
3. Producing the right stuff the right way to maximize human happiness
Part 2: Microeconomics: the theories of consumer and firm behavior
4. Supply and demand made easy
5. Getting to know Homo Economicus, the utility-maximizing consumer
6. The core of capitalism: the profit-maximizing firm
7. Why economists love free markets and competition
8. Monopolies: how badly would you behave if you had no competition?
9. Oligopoly and monopolistic competition: middle grounds
Part 3: Applying the theories of microeconomics
10. Property rights and wrongs
11. Market failure: asymmetric information and public goods
12. Taking the pulse of health economics and finance
Part 4: Macroeconomics: the science of economic growth and stability
13. Measuring the macroeconomy: how economists keep track of everything
14. Inflation frustration: why more money isn't always a good thing
15. Understanding why recessions happen
16. Fighting recessions with monetary and fiscal policy
17. Grasping the origins and aftermath of financial crises
Part 5: The part of tens
18. Ten seductive economic fallacies
19. Ten economic ideas to hold dear
20. Ten great ways to become informed about economic issues
Appendix: Glossary