Principles of Microeconomics

Product Description
Principles of Microeconomics, Eighth Canadian Edition is designed with the student experience in mind by providing a breakdown of concepts and emphasizing big ideas throughout its entirety. As the market leader, it continues to be the most widely-used text in an economics classroom, perfectly complementing instructor teachings. Students can expect to receive a constructive understanding of economic practices through real-world context, as it consistently relays economic theory through applications. The 8th edition continues this approach while lessening the mathematical details without losing rigour. It provides students with a foundation to continue on to advanced work in economics but also speaks to those who may pursue another discipline. Figures in the book have been updated with recent data from Statistics Canada. New “Ask the Experts” boxes feature opinions from the world’s most prominent economists, including topics such as minimum wage impact and trade deals. Mankiw emphasizes big-picture ideas, ensuring students are grounded in the key concepts and principles that every first-year student should know in order to flourish.
About the Author
N. Gregory Mankiw is Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. For 14 years he taught EC10 Principles, the most popular course at Harvard. He studied economics at Princeton University and MIT. Prof. Mankiw is a prolific writer and a regular participant in academic and policy debates. His research includes work on price adjustment, consumer behaviour, financial markets, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. His published articles have appeared in academic journals such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, and Quarterly Journal of Economics. His work has also appeared in more widely accessible forums, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Fortune. Prof. Mankiw has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Congressional Budget Office, and a member of the ETS test development committee for the advanced placement exam in economics. From 2003 to 2005, he served as chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.
Ronald D. Kneebone is Professor in the Department of Economics and The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. He received his Ph.D. from McMaster University. Professor Kneebone has taught courses in public finance and in macroeconomics from principles through to the Ph.D. level, and he is a two-time winner of the Faculty of Social Sciences Distinguished Teacher Award at the University of Calgary. His research interests are primarily in the areas of public-sector finances and fiscal federalism, but he has recently worked on the problems of homelessness and poverty reduction. He shared with Ken McKenzie the Douglas Purvis Memorial Prize for the best published work in Canadian public policy in 1999. He is currently the Scientific Director of the Social Policy and Health research division in The School of Public Policy, where he leads a group of researchers investigating issues related to poverty, cognitive and physical disabilities, the organization and financing of health care, and homelessness.
Kenneth J. McKenzie is Professor in the Department of Economics and The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. He received his Ph.D. from Queen’s University. Specializing in public economics with an emphasis on taxation and political economy, Professor McKenzie has published extensively in these areas. He is the winner of the 1996 Harry Johnson Prize (with University of Calgary colleague Herb Emery) for the best article in the Canadian Journal of Economics, a two-time winner of the Douglas Purvis Memorial Prize for a published work relating to Canadian public policy (1999 with Ron Kneebone and 2011 with Natalia Sershun), and a Facult